On Feb 28, 2015, at 9:48 PM, Lee Larson <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Feb 28, 2015, at 9:27 PM, John Robinson <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Since this problem seers into your mind every safety feature possible he
>> used to set up his dad’s network and one was to make it invisible.
>>
>> How is this done? I have looked for post, most are very old and they do
>> show a way…but…how do you get back into the network to update settings or to
>> make changes if you can’t see it?
>
> Most routers have the option to turn off the SSID broadcast. If you do so,
> the network won’t show up in the list of available WiFi networks, but you can
> still connect to it by manually typing in the network name.
>
>> There must be pro’s and con’s to this, what do you think?
>
> It might be somewhat useful as a security measure, but doesn’t hide your
> network from programs such as iStumbler or WiFi Explorer.
Lee's right, John. Not broadcasting your SSID, while a perfect stymie to the
uninitiated, does nothing to block the determined hacker.
Having a strong password and one of the better levels of encryption (WPA2,
currently) goes a lot further. Also, filtering your network to only allow
certain Media Access Control ("MAC") addresses is another layer of security you
can add to your network. It makes things inconvenient for the casual user,
however, and still won't stop the determined hacker, but it does help a little.
Another way is to subnet your network to allow guests to access the internet,
but nothing else on your network. This may or may not be useful depending on
the particular situation.
The BEST way to secure a WiFi network, hands down, and is almost 100%
effective, nearly 100% of the time, is…
…to not have one.
::-)
--
Jonathan Fletcher
FileMaker Certified Developer (9 thru 13)
Fletcher Data Consulting, LLC
A FileMaker Business Alliance Partner
[email protected]
http://www.fletcherdata.com
502-509-7137
Kentuckiana's FileMaker Developers Group
Next meeting: Tuesday, March 24th, noon to 3:30
http://www.kyfmp.com
_______________________________________________
MacGroup mailing list
[email protected]
http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
