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From: Doug Jantzer on 25 Jan 2010 22:32
For six months my neighbor has been sharing my network and splitting the
cost of the cable service.

He just told me that his computer died and he won't be needing access
any more, but I'm not sure that I believe him.

The network has been open until now.

How do i set up my wireless home network so that people will need a
password to access it?

Can I set it up so that my MBP logs onto the network without my having
to enter the password every time... have airport remember the PW?

my system: Unibody MBP, OSX 10.6.2; AirLink 101 MIMO XR wireless router;
TimeWarner cable modem

Thanks
From: nospam on 26 Jan 2010 00:04
In article <me-129997.22532925012010(a)news.supernews.com>, Dan
<me(a)here.net> wrote:

> What you should have is a password, AND have filters set up so that only
> know MAC (hardware) addresses can get on the network AND turn of the
> SSID beacon.

there is no need whatsoever for mac address filtering with a good
passphrase and wpa encryption. mac addresses can easily be spoofed and
if someone is able to crack wpa, getting past the mac filter is
trivial.
From: Richard Maine on 26 Jan 2010 00:22
nospam <nospam(a)nospam.invalid> wrote:

> In article <me-129997.22532925012010(a)news.supernews.com>, Dan
> <me(a)here.net> wrote:
>
> > What you should have is a password, AND have filters set up so that only
> > know MAC (hardware) addresses can get on the network AND turn of the
> > SSID beacon.
>
> there is no need whatsoever for mac address filtering with a good
> passphrase and wpa encryption. mac addresses can easily be spoofed and
> if someone is able to crack wpa, getting past the mac filter is
> trivial.

And I recommend against turning of the SSID broadcast. That adds no
measurable security. It adds a lot more complication to your own life
than to that of any serious intruder.

--
Richard Maine | Good judgment comes from experience;
email: last name at domain . net | experience comes from bad judgment.
domain: summertriangle | -- Mark Twain
From: nospam on 26 Jan 2010 00:33
In article <1jcw8kz.oit3011w0z66iN%nospam(a)see.signature>, Richard Maine
<nospam(a)see.signature> wrote:

> And I recommend against turning of the SSID broadcast. That adds no
> measurable security. It adds a lot more complication to your own life
> than to that of any serious intruder.

i disagree with that one. it adds no complication at all, but it does
add a layer by being invisible to a quick scan. chances are the person
will find an open network elsewhere and jump on that anyway.
From: Steven Fisher on 26 Jan 2010 00:39
In article <260120100033315017%nospam(a)nospam.invalid>,
nospam <nospam(a)nospam.invalid> wrote:

> In article <1jcw8kz.oit3011w0z66iN%nospam(a)see.signature>, Richard Maine
> <nospam(a)see.signature> wrote:
>
> > And I recommend against turning of the SSID broadcast. That adds no
> > measurable security. It adds a lot more complication to your own life
> > than to that of any serious intruder.
>
> i disagree with that one. it adds no complication at all, but it does
> add a layer by being invisible to a quick scan. chances are the person
> will find an open network elsewhere and jump on that anyway.

It definitely adds complications if any of your devices physically move
on and off the network...


Steve
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