securing my network with wireless dlink router

Question

i was given a dlink di 514 router and need to setup a SECURE wireless network with another computer that shares my connection.i went to dlink website and found no information other then a firmware revision.if anyone can walk me through this process it would be greatly appreciated.   dlink di 514 firmware vers v2.04 june 25 2004   perhaps an upgrade in my router is in order ? are there better brands and/or better (faster) routers?

mucky3 · Answer

thank you nemesis for all of your help.   i will be going router shopping tomorrow and will find a router to properly secure my network.   once again thanks and, trust me,i will be back looking for more help.

NemesisDB · Answer

my personal favorite router isn't made anymore (and I haven't used most of the current ones).  any basic cheap wireless router these days (even the $20 ones) should support WPA (and maybe even WPA2) just fine.  your client cards will also need WPA (or WPA2) support.

NemesisDB · Answer

as far as I can tell, this router only supports 128bit WEP encyption. this is not considered secure by today's standards (can be broken in a matter of minutes because of flaws). it will keep most neighbors out, however.

here's dlink's instructions:

http://support.dlink.com/faq/view.asp?prod_id=1055&question=DI-614+%20/%20DI-524_revD%20/%20DI-524_revE%20/%20DI-624%20/%20DI-614+_revB%20/%20DI-624_revC%20/%20DI-624S%20/%20DI-774%20/%20DI-774_revB%20/%20DI-514%20/%20DI-514_revC%20/%20DI-784

everything said though, it's time to upgrade your hardware. look for something that supports WPA2

mucky3 · Answer

wow,talking about a fast response.thank you.   any suggestions on a good router ?   in the 100 buck range that supports what you suggested?

NemesisDB · Answer

shop around.  that's what's key.  most cheap routers (less than $75 let's say) will perform acceptably well (though not rock solidly or perfectly).   here's a dlink router that's relatively cheap: http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=10362363&adid=17662   it has several different hardware revisions out at the moment.  all will support WPA.  some will support WPA2 (luck of the draw I suppose).

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