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Hopefully I have this right, but in answer to your questions, using MAC
filtering is supposed to keep other MAC addresses from accessing your router. As was mentioned, this can be faked, but it certainly helps. There is also something called 802.1x which is think is more secure by needing some type of smart card or other ID device. In order to keep your "over the air" information from being read you need to encrypt it using WEP or WAP or something. Otherwise someone that is able to receive your signal can read it. If it is encrypted, they can still receive it, but hopefully not read it. I am not sure what the procedure is at Hot Spots to keep things private, but if you ever go to one you might check. I remember sitting in a car outside my daughter's house and happened to turn on my laptop and did a scan. Up popped someone's network and the router was wide open. They still had the original SSID name and password. Of course since I have the same router at home, I could have done all sorts of bad things.  This was just after Christmas, so I assumed the person had notyet learned about wireless security. Clark "Sam Lewis" <> wrote in message news:... > Hi All > I have some confusion regarding "access" vs "eavesdropping" and how best > to > configure my wireless network. > > I have just set up a wireless home network (XP pro desktop and laptop, > netgear wireless router and Intel PRO/Wireless 2915 Dual Band 802.11a/b/g > 54Mbps MiniPCI Wireless Card ). I have logged into the router and > specified the MAC address of my wireless card. > > 1)Does this mean no one else can access my network to send and receive > data? > 2) Does this mean that no one else can "see" what I am sending and > receiving > (as they have no access)? > 3) Are "authentication" key and " WEP encryption" required if you have > limited your wirelsss lan to known MAC addresses? > > TIA > > Sam > > > |
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Thanks Clark
So if I have this correct the mac filter helps prevent other devices (people) from gaining access to your router/network. If they can not gain access to your network then they cannot 1) get into your files and 2) they cannot use your network for the purposes of sending and receiving their own information at your expense. Some form of encryption when sending and receiving your information prevents others from reading your information they plucked from the air and that you have broadcast over the wireless network. The point here is that people do not have to access your router or network to see your information. I am imagining this is just like a radio station for which you have no direct access to the "records" but you can listen to whatever music is being broadcast at the time if you tune in your radio to that station. Thanks Sam "Clark" <> wrote in message news  ZFqe.2569$ m...> Hopefully I have this right, but in answer to your questions, using MAC > filtering is supposed to keep other MAC addresses from accessing your > router. As was mentioned, this can be faked, but it certainly helps. > There is also something called 802.1x which is think is more secure by > needing some type of smart card or other ID device. > > In order to keep your "over the air" information from being read you need > to encrypt it using WEP or WAP or something. Otherwise someone that is > able to receive your signal can read it. If it is encrypted, they can > still receive it, but hopefully not read it. I am not sure what the > procedure is at Hot Spots to keep things private, but if you ever go to > one you might check. I remember sitting in a car outside my daughter's > house and happened to turn on my laptop and did a scan. Up popped > someone's network and the router was wide open. They still had the > original SSID name and password. Of course since I have the same router > at home, I could have done all sorts of bad things. This was just> after Christmas, so I assumed the person had not yet learned about > wireless security. > > Clark > > "Sam Lewis" <> wrote in message > news:... >> Hi All >> I have some confusion regarding "access" vs "eavesdropping" and how best >> to >> configure my wireless network. >> >> I have just set up a wireless home network (XP pro desktop and laptop, >> netgear wireless router and Intel PRO/Wireless 2915 Dual Band 802.11a/b/g >> 54Mbps MiniPCI Wireless Card ). I have logged into the router and >> specified the MAC address of my wireless card. >> >> 1)Does this mean no one else can access my network to send and receive >> data? >> 2) Does this mean that no one else can "see" what I am sending and >> receiving >> (as they have no access)? >> 3) Are "authentication" key and " WEP encryption" required if you have >> limited your wirelsss lan to known MAC addresses? >> >> TIA >> >> Sam >> >> >> > > |
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I think that is it, but I am not an expert so hopefully if it is not correct
someone will correct both of us! )Clark "Sam Lewis" <> wrote in message news:... > Thanks Clark > So if I have this correct the mac filter helps prevent other devices > (people) from gaining access to your router/network. If they can not gain > access to your network then they cannot 1) get into your files and 2) they > cannot use your network for the purposes of sending and receiving their > own information at your expense. > > Some form of encryption when sending and receiving your information > prevents others from reading your information they plucked from the air > and that you have broadcast over the wireless network. The point here is > that people do not have to access your router or network to see your > information. I am imagining this is just like a radio station for which > you have no direct access to the "records" but you can listen to whatever > music is being broadcast at the time if you tune in your radio to that > station. > > Thanks > > Sam > > > "Clark" <> wrote in message > news ZFqe.2569$ m...>> Hopefully I have this right, but in answer to your questions, using MAC >> filtering is supposed to keep other MAC addresses from accessing your >> router. As was mentioned, this can be faked, but it certainly helps. >> There is also something called 802.1x which is think is more secure by >> needing some type of smart card or other ID device. >> >> In order to keep your "over the air" information from being read you need >> to encrypt it using WEP or WAP or something. Otherwise someone that is >> able to receive your signal can read it. If it is encrypted, they can >> still receive it, but hopefully not read it. I am not sure what the >> procedure is at Hot Spots to keep things private, but if you ever go to >> one you might check. I remember sitting in a car outside my daughter's >> house and happened to turn on my laptop and did a scan. Up popped >> someone's network and the router was wide open. They still had the >> original SSID name and password. Of course since I have the same router >> at home, I could have done all sorts of bad things. This was just>> after Christmas, so I assumed the person had not yet learned about >> wireless security. >> >> Clark >> >> "Sam Lewis" <> wrote in message >> news:... >>> Hi All >>> I have some confusion regarding "access" vs "eavesdropping" and how best >>> to >>> configure my wireless network. >>> >>> I have just set up a wireless home network (XP pro desktop and laptop, >>> netgear wireless router and Intel PRO/Wireless 2915 Dual Band >>> 802.11a/b/g >>> 54Mbps MiniPCI Wireless Card ). I have logged into the router and >>> specified the MAC address of my wireless card. >>> >>> 1)Does this mean no one else can access my network to send and receive >>> data? >>> 2) Does this mean that no one else can "see" what I am sending and >>> receiving >>> (as they have no access)? >>> 3) Are "authentication" key and " WEP encryption" required if you have >>> limited your wirelsss lan to known MAC addresses? >>> >>> TIA >>> >>> Sam >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > |
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