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Gren
post Jun 9 2010, 10:25 AM
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Reason #5439875 to make sure your wireless network is secure:

Courant article on Google sniffing wireless traffic
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post Jun 10 2010, 03:57 PM
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If you're still using WEP or WPA - REPLACE THEM with WPA2. Your wireless AP, depending on how old it is, should have it.. if it doesn't, you may be able to implement with a firmware upgrade.

Here's a scary link on how easy it is to crack WEP and WPA:

Cracking Wireless Networks

Other good things to do:

* Stop broadcasting your SSID

* Filter access by MAC address

Make your wireless password more complicated and use a utility like I do to keep track of the password (so you don't forget it_

Here's the utility I use:

Password Safe
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