Hey Dave, I agree with Bruce on his first 2 points, not sure about LoRa.. What I do is turn the bell wifi off, link it to my own router over the wire.
It'll take a few years for manufacturers and device makers, but WPA3 has been released. Doesn't help you now, but.. https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2018/07/wpa3.html https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/6/26/17501594/wpa3-wifi-security-certification Cheers. On Sun, Sep 16, 2018 at 09:47:59PM -0400, UU wrote: > On Sun, 16 Sep 2018, David Collier-Brown wrote: > > |I have a Rogers-supplied router and cable modem package, which twice has > shown > |significant usage when I was out, once with the original unit and once with > |their replacement Cisco.?? That makes me suspicious of the current state of > |authentication for wi-fi schemes (and I use the term "schemes" advisedly: > they > |used to horribly leaky (;-)) > | > |What's a good approach? I have considered > | > | * MAC address lists, > | * no wi-fi (strictly wired doesn't work with solid concrete walls), > | * a second router with a more secure protocol (/is/ there such a > | protocol? And will my wife's Mac speak it?)) > | * something I haven't thought of > > > !. yes, allow only designated MAC addresses > 2. change SSID & don't broadcast it > 2. consider LoRa as a possible adjunct/replacement > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LoRa > > > O . Bruce Becker Toronto, Ontario +1 416 410 0879 > o _///_ // Email: [email protected] > <`)= _<< Cave Pilus Cani > \\\ \\ ( Beware of the Hair of the dog ;) > _______________________________________________ > u-u mailing list > [email protected] > https://unixunanimous.org/mailman/listinfo/u-u -- Bill Duncan, | http://billduncan.org/ [email protected] | - linux/unix/network +1 416 697-9315 | - performance engineering --- Talk Mailing List [email protected] https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk
