Set up wifi card prior to router?
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From: alexd on 7 Jan 2010 13:31 Meanwhile, at the alt.internet.wireless Job Justification Hearings, species8350 chose the tried and tested strategy of: > On Jan 7, 2:04 pm, seaweedsl <seaweedst...(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> - MAC address is useful for various things but you probably won't need >> it. MAC address filtering (done from the router) is not good for >> security. Ignore the address for now unless there is some specific >> reason you are asked for it. > I was surprised that you advised against MAC filtering at the router. > It sounds like a good idea to me. If you're using decent crypto then MAC address filtering is merely a layer of inconvenience for little or no security gain. -- <http://ale.cx/> (AIM:troffasky) (UnSoEsNpEaTm(a)ale.cx) 18:25:48 up 40 days, 22:21, 5 users, load average: 0.03, 0.02, 0.00 DIMENSION-CONTROLLING FORT DOH HAS NOW BEEN DEMOLISHED, AND TIME STARTED FLOWING REVERSELY
From: Shadow on 7 Jan 2010 19:32 On Thu, 7 Jan 2010 09:26:16 -0800 (PST), species8350 <not_here.5.species8350(a)xoxy.net> wrote: >The router will be set up by someone else - the owner. > >I am only concerned with connecting my pc via a wifi card. > >I was surprised that you advised against MAC filtering at the router. >It sounds like a good idea to me. I will simply give the number on the >card to the chap who owns the router. This chap is reliable (a >relative) and trustworthy to 100% (as near as I can calculate it). Which is why I advised you to set up the card beforehand. Then you could have read up on mac addresses, how to use wireshark or kismet or airdump, and discovered how many minutes it will take that snotty-faced neighbor's son to crack your network. []'s Just use WPA , all other encryptions are a waste of time. MAC, WEP, "hiding" ESSIDs are just inconveniences to a cracker. In fact, they will draw attention to your network. FWIW.
From: species8350 on 7 Jan 2010 20:46 On Jan 8, 12:32 am, Shadow <Sh(a)dow> wrote: > On Thu, 7 Jan 2010 09:26:16 -0800 (PST), species8350 > > <not_here.5.species8...(a)xoxy.net> wrote: > >The router will be set up by someone else - the owner. > > >I am only concerned with connecting my pc via a wifi card. > > >I was surprised that you advised against MAC filtering at the router. > >It sounds like a good idea to me. I will simply give the number on the > >card to the chap who owns the router. This chap is reliable (a > >relative) and trustworthy to 100% (as near as I can calculate it). > > Which is why I advised you to set up the card beforehand. Then > you could have read up on mac addresses, how to use wireshark or > kismet or airdump, and discovered how many minutes it will take that > snotty-faced neighbor's son to crack your network. > []'s > Just use WPA , all other encryptions are a waste of time. MAC, > WEP, "hiding" ESSIDs are just inconveniences to a cracker. In fact, > they will draw attention to your network. > FWIW. Are you saing that I can communicate with the reouter irrespective of whether it (the router) has registered the MAC number of my wifi card). This registration process appears to be recommended by the manufacturer of the router as the initial level of the security system. Higher levels are then introduced. Does this seem like a good idea. All the other security levles will be invoked on top
From: Tony Hwang on 7 Jan 2010 23:09 species8350 wrote: > Hi, > > I received a wifi PCI Card today, but the router for the house has not > yet arrived. > > Can I install and setup the card on my pc prior to the arrival of the > router? > > I do not yet have the WPA Preshared Key. I will receive this when the > router is established. Do I need this to install the card? > > I note that the instuctions say that the antenna can be bent if > necessary. Does this need to be done with caution? > > I note that there is printed on the card a MAC number. What is this > number, and how is it used. > > Thanks Hmmm, Router and card will come with manual or set up CD. Start from there. To assure least trouble they both better be by same vendor. Antennas does not bend, it swivel or turn on pivot.
From: Shadow on 8 Jan 2010 09:21 On Thu, 7 Jan 2010 17:46:41 -0800 (PST), species8350 <not_here.5.species8350(a)xoxy.net> wrote: >On Jan 8, 12:32�am, Shadow <Sh(a)dow> wrote: >> On Thu, 7 Jan 2010 09:26:16 -0800 (PST), species8350 >> >> <not_here.5.species8...(a)xoxy.net> wrote: >> >The router will be set up by someone else - �the owner. >> >> >I am only concerned with connecting my pc via a wifi card. >> >> >I was surprised that you advised against MAC filtering at the router. >> >It sounds like a good idea to me. I will simply give the number on the >> >card to the chap who owns the router. This chap is reliable (a >> >relative) and trustworthy to 100% (as near as I can calculate it). >> >> � � � � Which is why I advised you to set up the card beforehand. Then >> you could have read up on mac addresses, how to use wireshark or >> kismet or airdump, and discovered how many minutes it will take that >> snotty-faced neighbor's son to crack your network. >> � � � � []'s >> � � � � Just use WPA , all other encryptions are a waste of time. MAC, >> WEP, "hiding" ESSIDs are just inconveniences to a cracker. In fact, >> they will draw attention to your network. >> � � � � FWIW. > >Are you saing that I can communicate with the reouter irrespective of >whether it (the router) has registered the MAC number of my wifi >card). Usually, 99%, yes. You still haven't given us the model of the router. You can usually download the manual from the internet. Just give the link to the model, and I'll tell you. > This registration process appears to be recommended by the >manufacturer of the router as the initial level of the security >system. Higher levels are then introduced. Does this seem like a good >idea. All the other security levles will be invoked on top No, use only WPA. The other security measures will just draw attention. It shows you are trying to hide something, and not very good at it. It would be the first router I'd crack, (if I was a hacker). []'s
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