From: Pushkar Bhatkoti (pbhatkoti@gmail.com)
Date: Tue Nov 29 2005 - 09:51:47 GMT-3
Hi,
I recommend if you are not aware of the wpa/wep etc, put the MAC restriction
on the linksys router.
push
On 11/29/05, Church, Chuck <cchurch@netcogov.com> wrote:
>
> Dave,
>
> Did you read the manual and/or check out the web help? Since
> wireless is soon to be a possibility for the CCIE lab, you should be
> familiar with the security basics. After all, this is a Linksys. The
> SSID and encryption settings that Wayne mentioned below can be found in
> about a minute using the GUI. All wireless NICs support WEP, most newer
> drivers (the card maker's, not MS's) support WPA (AES, etc).
>
>
> Chuck Church
> Lead Design Engineer
> CCIE #8776, MCNE, MCSE
> Netco Government Services - Design & Implementation
> 1210 N. Parker Rd.
> Greenville, SC 29609
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>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
> David Fuller
> Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 12:41 PM
> To: ccie_lab@inetiq.com
> Cc: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: OT: Linksys WRT54GX Configuration
>
> Do you have any working sample configs for a reasonable setup?
> thanks
> Dave
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "CCIE KH49279" <ccie_lab@inetiq.com>
> To: "'David Fuller'" <fullerdavid@hotmail.com>
> Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 7:39 PM
> Subject: RE: Linksys WRT54GX Configuration
>
>
> > David,
> >
> > You will have a couple of different features that will help you out
> here.
> >
> > First you have the choice between WEP or WPA. Frankly, in my
> experience
> > with
> > older Linksys routers the WPA stuff does not seem to remain stable
> very
> > long, also DHCP does not seem to be very stable either.
> >
> > I currently use WEP and MAC filtering. This will keep honest people
> > honest.
> > Frankly, WEP and WPA can both hacked with enough captured packets, and
> so
> > can the mac spoofing. However, these would be from someone
> purposefully
> > trying to wardrive or otherwise maliciously hack your access.
> >
> > If you are using win2k you will be able to NOT broadcast your SSID, so
> > that
> > would be another element you could use to keep honest people honest.
> In XP
> > home edition I was unable to use this feature as it would cause xp to
> > loose
> > connectivity. I have not tried it with xp sp2, so maybe that is fixed.
> >
> > Wayne
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf
> Of
> > David Fuller
> > Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 8:22 AM
> > To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> > Cc: security@groupstudy.com
> > Subject: OT: Linksys WRT54GX Configuration
> >
> > Hi there
> >
> > I got the lastest (I think it is the latest) Linksys Wireless
> Broadband
> > Router WRT54GX. I want to install very simple config but protect my
> LAN
> > and
> > stop my neighbours using my wireless LAN to and use my Internet link.
> > Currently I'm using it with Ethernet cables but want to enable
> wireless
> > with
> > some basic wirless security.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Dave
> >
> >
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