Security Breach
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From: AKA Spawn on 12 Aug 2005 11:16 Hello, I have a wireless network with WPA encryption active on both the router and the network. I wondering if there's anyway to know if someone hacked into my computer or was stealing bandwidth. Is there some kind of software available that would notify me of any security breaches? -AKA
From: Jack on 12 Aug 2005 13:38 Hi When using Entry Level Wireless hardware configured as a peer to peer Network there is No simple software solution to control traffic since the traffic flows through devices (Wireless Routers/Access Point) that where not designed for live reports. If you are using WPA the probability to be hacked is relatively low. If some one "Leeches" to your Wireless he has to obtain an IP from your Network. Occasional look at the Wireless Router/Access Point Wireless Client list can show you whether there is a "Rouge" connection (look at your Wireless Device manual to find the Clients list menu). Otherwise use the best secure method that you can. Wireless Security - http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Security.html WEP, WPA, WPA2- http://www.ezlan.net/wpa_wep.html Wireless Segregation - http://www.ezlan.net/shield.html Jack (MVP-Networking). "AKA Spawn" <AKASpawn(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:E2F85FB7-403C-49ED-A2B6-66629E3B1E29(a)microsoft.com... > Hello, > > I have a wireless network with WPA encryption active on both the router and > the network. I wondering if there's anyway to know if someone hacked into my > computer or was stealing bandwidth. > > Is there some kind of software available that would notify me of any > security breaches? > > -AKA
From: AKA Spawn on 12 Aug 2005 14:54 Jack, Thanks for the info. I do remember seeing something about Wireless Clients in my router configuration. Also, thank you for providing other sources for wireless security. -AKA "Jack" wrote: > Hi > > When using Entry Level Wireless hardware configured as a peer to peer > Network there is No simple software solution to control traffic since the > traffic flows through devices (Wireless Routers/Access Point) that where not > designed for live reports. > > If you are using WPA the probability to be hacked is relatively low. > > If some one "Leeches" to your Wireless he has to obtain an IP from your > Network. Occasional look at the Wireless Router/Access Point Wireless Client > list can show you whether there is a "Rouge" connection (look at your > Wireless Device manual to find the Clients list menu). > > Otherwise use the best secure method that you can. > > Wireless Security - http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Security.html > > WEP, WPA, WPA2- http://www.ezlan.net/wpa_wep.html > > Wireless Segregation - http://www.ezlan.net/shield.html > > Jack (MVP-Networking). > > > > > "AKA Spawn" <AKASpawn(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:E2F85FB7-403C-49ED-A2B6-66629E3B1E29(a)microsoft.com... > > Hello, > > > > I have a wireless network with WPA encryption active on both the router > and > > the network. I wondering if there's anyway to know if someone hacked into > my > > computer or was stealing bandwidth. > > > > Is there some kind of software available that would notify me of any > > security breaches? > > > > -AKA > > >
From: N. Miller on 12 Aug 2005 16:25 On Fri, 12 Aug 2005 13:38:00 -0400, Jack wrote: > Occasional look at the Wireless Router/Access Point Wireless Client > list can show you whether there is a "Rouge" connection... Will it show a "Bleu" connection? {Sorry, I couldn't resist. But "rouge" seems to be an extremely common typo for "rogue"!} -- Norman ~Win dain a lotica, En vai tu ri, Si lo ta ~Fin dein a loluca, En dragu a sei lain ~Vi fa-ru les shutai am, En riga-lint
From: Fitz on 12 Aug 2005 23:26
Try "Look(a)Lan". Freeware. Do a Google. "AKA Spawn" <AKASpawn(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:E2F85FB7-403C-49ED-A2B6-66629E3B1E29(a)microsoft.com... > Hello, > > I have a wireless network with WPA encryption active on both the router > and > the network. I wondering if there's anyway to know if someone hacked into > my > computer or was stealing bandwidth. > > Is there some kind of software available that would notify me of any > security breaches? > > -AKA |