See if your router is supported by DD-WRT. On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 4:34 PM, Jon Harris <jk.har...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have 2 in my neighborhood that are open but I refuse to look when I go to > someones home at what the neighbors are doing. I feel it is not my business > to advertise that someone is unsecured. I do on the other hand try to keep > my clients safe and I am very thankful that someone started this thread. I > am looking at securing mine but doubt I will be able to as it is about 3 to > 5 years old now and listed as EOL by the manufacturer. > > Jon > > On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 3:04 PM, Murray Freeman <mfree...@alanet.org>wrote: > >> Another concer, but for people who don't have a WIFI, or who just like >> to mooch, is the fake "Public WIFI" that are 'default' and unsecured. I >> understand that these are used by unscrupulous people to capture >> personal info. Every now and then, I see one of those in my >> neighborhood. >> >> >> Murray >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] >> Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009 2:01 PM >> To: NT System Admin Issues >> Subject: Re: New Attack Cracks WPA in a Minute >> >> On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 10:46 AM, Jeff Brown<2jbr...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > Seriously, what are the odds someone in your neighborhood is lurking >> > around with the technology/desire to break into your home network? >> >> For a home network, the biggest threat is probabbly someone looking to >> mooch Internet access. Possibly a criminal looking to cover their >> tracks. (How would you like kiddie porn being traced to your IP >> address?) These aren't targeted attacks; anyone will do. For this sort >> of thing, the best countermeasure is to have a neighbor with a less >> secure access point. Same principle as car alarms: Car alarms don't >> make it impossible to steal your car; rather, they just make it easier >> to steal the car parked next to yours. >> >> Targeted attacks seem a lot less likely for home networks. >> >> Certainly, some people/organizations scan for networks to break in to >> for data mining purposes. I'd guess the most likely attack here would >> actually come from someone looking for corporate networks (they >> typically are of higher value). In this case, enacting sophisticated >> countermeasures -- like turning off SSID broadcast -- might (*might*) >> actually draw attention: Attackers scanning the area might see that as a >> sign that your network has something to hide. >> >> I suppose someone could go looking for home networks to steal credit >> card numbers, etc., that might be stored on home PCs, but that seems >> unlikely. It's high risk (requires local physical presence) and offers >> little reward, and there are much easier alternatives (spyware). >> >> -- Ben >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ >> <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
