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October 23rd, 2005 19:00
Simple question...
Just bought the Inspiron 6000 and the Linksys wireless router. Called a buddy of mine and asked about locking up the wireless signal so I'm the only one that can use it. He asked me what my Mac address was and I have no idea how to find it on my laptop. I can find the Routers mac address. Once I find it will that help with securing my network?
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Andrew
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NemesisDB
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October 23rd, 2005 20:00
no, mac filtering is next to worthless in terms of security. it won't stop anyone from viewing your data. it will only stop a very dumb neighbor from actually using your internet connection.
You need to enable encryption on your network -- preferably WPA-PSK or WPA2=PSK. check the router documentation or call linksys for information on how to do this. Generally you type in a passphrase on the router and on the client computer. Try to make this passphrase long, random, and otherwise hard to guess as hackers can run dictionary based attacks against it.