how do i stop people from hacking into my wifi broadband?

Question

how do i stop people from hacking into my wifi broadband?

Answer 1

NO! DO NOT USE WEP!



WEP can be cracked VERY easily.



Secure it with WPA.

Answer 2

If your network is not secure ie not encrypted and no mac filtering than you can't really complain. That being said you can find out who he is, but it would take more knowledge than the average user has. If you really don't want them using you wireless encrypt it with WPA and MAC address filtering, or only turn the wifi on when you need it. Also if you see strange ip's listed on the network you will know that someone is there. Depending on your neighbors tech knowledge you may not be able to keep them out without going to all hardwired. I for one wouldn't mind a neighbor sharing as long as they ask, I am pay enough for the service and I like my neighbors.

Answer 3

WPA encryption is the only *REAL* thing that can keep you secure. WEP encryption can now be cracked in under a minute, MAC address filtering is totally useless as is SSID hiding.



WPA-PSK encryption will be more than enough, if you use a long 63-character password full of total gibberish. Steve Gibson has a secure password generation page:



http://www.grc.com/passwords



The only known attack on WPA-PSK is the brute force dictionary attack, where someone will attempt to connect to your wireless connection using normal words from a dictionary. Using a 63-character totally random password full of gibberish isn't going to be found in the dictionary.



zkFyFWB3iCaWzCEiVJdbJN4LpmROjtedUyd72NHw7ocUhPYu9HSMPQdKYp0lJzD



That is just one try at GRC.com (a new password is generated per visit). Reckon that will be in the dictionary? I won't go into the maths of it, but the possible number of combinations with a password like that is just phenomenal.

Answer 4

Wpa all the way with password protection

HOW TO DO IT.

type your router ip address 192.168.x.x

goto setup

security look for wpa and type password accept done protected.

then goto www.netstumbler .com download netstimbler and run .

open it and see whos on your connection by the way its free!!!

hope this helps

Answer 5

You should change the password on your router, especially if you are using the default password that came with it. You may want to read why you should do this in the article below from BetaNews

Answer 6

Set it up so you have to enter a password in order to access the connection.

Answer 7

Make it secure and encode it.

Answer 8

Put a password and restrict access for other users. Or otherwise set the settings to demand a password during connection. Hope that helps you.



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Answer 9

Login to your Router Control Panel, then activate WEP or WPA Encryption.



Then just specify a password and then it should be secure.

Answer 10

You want to put WPA-PSK encryption on it with a good, long, random key.



To do this on most routers:

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1 - Go to your router's configuration/settings (this can normally be done by opening internet explorer, and then in the address bar typing "192.168.1.1" (no quotes) and hitting enter, or "192.168.0.1" (no quotes) and hitting enter. If you are using a BT Voyager, you can type "voyager" (no quotes) and hit enter.)



2 - Find the Wireless settings. You will probably have to go into an "Advanced" menu, then into either "Wireless" or "Security" or something like that. If the router asks for a username and password and you don't know it, try typing "admin" (no quotes) for both.



3 - Once you have found your Wireless settings, look for something to do with encryption. Particulary, a drop box which may say "WEP", "WPA" or "Open" or something similar. Set this to "WPA-PSK" or "WPA2" or "WPA".



4 - Next, you will have to type in that long and random key I was talking about. To be unbeatably-secure, you should use a 63 or 64 random ASCII character key. You can obtain one of those from the 2nd box on this page http://www.grc.com/passwords . This will generate a random key for you and send it securely to you. Alternatively, you can use it and mix up the characters, just make sure there are still 63. Put this key into a text file and print a few copies of it. Keep it VERY safe. Don't lose it.



5 - Back to your router config and the WPA-PSK, copy and paste this big long key into the input box for the key. You may have to do this twice.



6 - Fine an "Apply" button and apply the settings on the router. You will now temporarily lose any WiFi connections to the router.



7 - Open the Wireless Network Connections window (the one that displays the list of available networks; can be found by right clicking the wireless network icon beside the clock and clicking "View wireless networks".) Click on "Change order of preferred networks" (to the left, beside a star icon).



8 - In the list of networks that appear, choose your one (it will probably have the name and/or model of your router). Click properties. In there, choose WPA and then copy and paste your key into the two boxes. Click okay on all windows you have open.



9 - Open the Wireless Network Connections window again, choose your router, and click connect.



You are now connected totally securely to your router. Another thing to look up is changing your SSID and hiding your SSID, and password protecting your router's advanced settings. I can answer that in another question though. Also, do NOT use MAC address filtering instead of encryption - it isn't as secure as it sounds. It is easy to bypass.

Answer 11

If you just want to stop people using your router, go into its control panel and specify the mac addresses that can access it. If the router doesn't tell you, you can find your mac address by entering ipconfig/all in a DOS window - it's called "Physical Address"

Answer 12

you have to set up your wireless using WEP encryption