security

[POOING]

i am on wireless broadband but how do i make it secure to stop other people seeing what i am doing????

[Ethel]

What router do you use? I have a linksys, which has a good little programme called net assist.

It is easy to run this and make sure you are secure.

This is a useful guide

http://compnetworking.about.com/od/wirelesssec urity/tp/wifisecurity.htm

[POOING]

ethel thanks for the info. do you mean the make? sorry i am a bit thick when it comes to computers

[Ethel]

Yes - the make of your router.

[POOING]

ethel... its BELKIN 125HSM

[mullykid]

Hi Pooing, other wireless user can not see what you are doing! they can browse any shared resources if your current security settings allow it, by default most wireless routers have incoming connections blocked by default, other wireless user will be able to tap into your internet connection though piggy backing your internet connection.
The most secure protocol for wireless networking is called WPA-PSK (wifi protected access- pre shared key) this should be in your routers options which you normally get to by entering an ip address eg: 192.168.0.1 into your browser, these instructions should be in the instructions.

[mattie]

Also, apart from enabling encryption, you can turn off the SSID (network name) broadcast, reduce the number of available DHCP addresses, disable remote/wireless configuration of the router.

Activate the MAC filter, by noting the MAC address of your wireless adapter, typically, click start, run then type cmd.
At the prompt type "ipconfig /all" - without the quotes, look for the entry for your wireless adapter and look for physical address, enter this into the MAC filter and only this adapter will be allowed wireless access.

[RavenD]

No Wireless connection is safe, it's just a matter of how much time a hacker is willing to spend collecting packets and cracking your WPA key.....but WPA is certainly harder to crack than WEP..but it's not uncrackable.