Ok is here the info, bare with me Im a noob with computers. I just got dsl from a new provider. So I just installed "wireless" internet ok. I set my ip address and I set one for the modem. The wireless is encrypted and what not and I also filtered out mac addresses. Ok now heres the problem.. Some one keeps getting onto my wireless connection. I check with my tred micro security with wi fi dection. It keeps saying that someone with an Ip address of 192.168.2.100 keeps logging on to it. Im not sure how they are doing this because I have passworded my wireless connection. Please someone help me figure out this. Thanks
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_security http://www.careofwindowsxp.com/WirelessNetwork.aspx -------------------- IP Address : 192.168.2.100 [ 192.168.2.100 ] No Record OrgName: Internet Assigned Numbers Authority OrgID: IANA Address: 4676 Admiralty Way, Suite 330 City: Marina del Rey StateProv: CA PostalCode: 90292-6695 Country: US NetRange: 192.168.0.0 - 192.168.255.255 CIDR: 192.168.0.0/16 NetName: IANA-CBLK1 NetHandle: NET-192-168-0-0-1 Parent: NET-192-0-0-0-0 NetType: IANA Special Use NameServer: BLACKHOLE-1.IANA.ORG NameServer: BLACKHOLE-2.IANA.ORG Comment: This block is reserved for special purposes. Comment: Please see RFC 1918 for additional information. Comment: RegDate: 1994-03-15 Updated: 2002-09-16 OrgAbuseHandle: IANA-IP-ARIN OrgAbuseName: Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Number OrgAbusePhone: +1-310-301-5820 OrgAbuseEmail: abuse@iana.org OrgTechHandle: IANA-IP-ARIN OrgTechName: Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Number OrgTechPhone: +1-310-301-5820 OrgTechEmail: abuse@iana.org # ARIN WHOIS database, last updated 2006-06-19 19:10 # Enter ? for additional hints on searching ARIN's WHOIS database.
JUST INFO "When you go into a wireless environment, the dangers are so much worse" than on a regular Internet connection, says Richard Rushing, chief security officer at security provider AirDefense.net. Savvy wireless hackers don't even have to attack your computer to break into it on a wireless connection — they can just sit and wait for you to provide your information to them. When you're out in public and happen to find something that says "Free Internet Access," you're essentially trusting an unknown network, Rushing says. KEEPING COVERED. Of course, most Wi-Fi freeloaders are looking for little more than a free surf on an open Internet connection. But some can break into an insecure network to read the data stored on a hard drive, plant malicious software on a computer, or, as the Florida case shows, commit criminal activity using someone else's computer address. Here are some easy steps to network security that won't cost much extra time or money. While these won't guarantee laptop safety, they add an extra layer of protection beyond a firewall and antivirus software. 1. Use Your Corporate Network. If your company provides you with a laptop that accesses the corporate network, use it for wireless surfing whenever possible. Virtual private networks, or VPNs, hide your communication with the office network. Mani Dhillon, director of product marketing for Linksys, says that whenever he surfs wirelessly in a public environment like a hotel, he uses the company's VPN. "When you're in a Starbucks, everyone is sitting next to each other with PCs, and anyone willing to pay money for [the Wi-Fi hotspot] has access to the airspace," Dhillon says. "In that case, I would recommend you use a VPN." 2. Keep a Clean Preferred List. The preferred list is like speed dial. Since it puts your most recent network connections at the top, it takes the longest to seek out the first places you visited—typically the relatively secure ones like your home network. "You want to keep that list short," says Rushing. If you look at the settings for the wireless connection on your PC, you'll see a list of wireless devices that your computer can connect to automatically—just press the "start " key and highlight "settings." From there you can reach your "network connections" and choose your wireless one. After you've highlighted it, click on "wireless properties" and look for the second tab labeled "wireless networks." Your preferred list is tucked all the way inside there. Also, when you're surfing in a public place, don't simply turn off your computer and leave when you're finished. Remember to click on the icon that disconnects your computer from the wireless networ. Otherwise, that network address will remain in your preferred list. If you have a coffee-shop hot-spot in your list, you might connect to it automatically the next time you go there to work while drinking a latte. Without your noticing, the preferred list might even automatically drop you from your corporate network and put you on the coffee-shop network instead. 3. Enable Security on Your Router. When you buy a router for wireless surfing at home, its security doesn't normally go on automatically. Some providers have online tutorials that describe how you can enable the router's security. Linksys, for example, lists every step in detail at its Web site. Once you've finished that process, you can check to make sure you did everything correctly by using the free download from McAfee's (MFE) Wi-FiScan. 4. Pick a Good Password. Your login information may be available to the public, unless you change it. Ulrich Wiedmann, director of research and development at McAfee, says he was able to uncover the default login and passwords for three of his neighbors' networks by entering the name of their router maker into a simple Google search. 5. Enable Web-Mail Security. Call your e-mail service provider to find out how to enable the security for your Web-mail. While the security options vary, many don't automatically turn on. Those who use the Atlanta-based Internet service provider EarthLink (ELNK), for example, have their login password and usernames protected by default from hackers. If you want an extra layer, you must go inside your preferences folder and look at your Web-mail options. The last option on the list, "session security", starts in the off position. Once you turn it on, EarthLink will prevent wireless hackers from reading your connection with the service provider, essentially hiding the e-mails you receive. You can see the change when the address in your browser changes to "https" from "http." It takes about five minutes to perform this step and doesn't cost extra for the user. But remember that the messages you send out to cyberspace remain unprotected. Most of your friends (maybe even your freelance accountant) will be receiving your e-mail from an http site, where hackers will be able to see what you sent. Of course, nothing you do is foolproof. "There's a lot of advice and misinformation floating out there," warns McAfee's Wiedmann. "People will recommend things like hiding your network—except that you can't really hide it. You'll only hide it from people who don't have hackers' tools." Even if complete security is an unreachable goal, taking a few simple steps is better than doing nothing at all. GO HERE TO READ IT ALL http://www.businessweek.com/technol...0060615_290127.htm?campaign_id=rss_topStories
