[iBook] Wireless printing - now wireless network security

[Kristina Rost]

>The pulldown menu for the airport on the menu bar will show you the 
>various networks available if they are broadcasting an ssid ( a 
>visible name )

I didn't see anyone but myself. Actually i think I am the only one 
home on the whole block except the the mother next store and I KNOW 
she doesn't have time for internet .

I am probably safe.

Thanks for the info, I  archived it for future reference.

Kristina



>The Apple airport software, if you are using an Airport base station 
>(regular, extreme or express) has a variety of easy ways to set up 
>security- the most effective and direct is the use of MAC addresses 
>which you put in the Access Control pane of the Airport 
>administrator software.
>Each piece of hardware has a hard coded address built in which is 
>formed of six pairs of numbers and letters like 00:62:d6:b3:94:0d
>these are entered into the list of allowed clients and will be the 
>only machines allowed on your network, with or without a password.
>Other less effective ways are WEP and WPA2 which encrypt the 
>communications between base stations and clients.
>The other option available is to not broadcast an ssid. Which means 
>your network is invisible to snoops like me or anyone else but if 
>you type in the correct network name and password you will be 
>allowed in.
>
>iStumbler 96(available at www.versiontracker.com)  is an interesting 
>piece of freeware that allows you to see multiple networks and base 
>stations easily- you can see what channel all the other networks are 
>using and choose one for yourself that isn't so crowded.
>There's also a widget available called "Airport Radar" that does 
>similar things.
>If you are using a non-Apple wireless node all of these options 
>should still be available in obscure and convoluted ways ; ) usually 
>thorough a browser interface of some sort.
>
>
>On Aug 24, 2006, at 9:07 PM, Kristina Rost wrote:
>
>>Sounds like there may be than one network within reach of your computer.
>>
>>  I can see about eleven different networks from my house
>>
>>
>>
>>Wow i just moved from rural prairie acres +  to a townhouse on .15 
>>lots in an old section of a city...how can I be sure my security is 
>>on? Where do I see other networks?
>>
>>I used my library's wireless printing system (back home), it 
>>required a number dot numbedot number  type sequence and I had to 
>>turn my automatic search for network to for the closest/strongest 
>>signal. But then you probably already knew all that.
>>
>>Kristina
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