Now that I know my mac address?

[***** charles]

Hi all,

Now that I know my mac address for a wireless
device, I would like to enable mac address
filtering on my wireless AP. Once that is enabled
and only my mac address that I put in the list that
is allowed is my computer, how difficult is it for
someone driving by to break into my "network"?
mac spoofing or some other means?

thanks,
charles.....

 

[Sooner Al [MVP]]

Hi all,

Now that I know my mac address for a wireless
device, I would like to enable mac address
filtering on my wireless AP. Once that is enabled
and only my mac address that I put in the list that
is allowed is my computer, how difficult is it for
someone driving by to break into my "network"?
mac spoofing or some other means?

thanks,
charles.....

MAC addresses are fairly easy to spoof. Your much better off using strong
encryption like WPA2/WPA with a long random key. Personally I use WPA-PSK
(AES) and use a 63-character random ASCII key...

My wireless security recommendations...

http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/LAN/SoHoWirelessSecurity.html

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[Jack \(MVP-Networking\).]

Hi
From the weakest to the strongest, Wireless security capacity is.
No Security
MAC - Very easy to spoof
WEP - Easy to Brake
WPA-PSK - Very, Very Hard to Brake
WPA-AES - Not Breakable.
WPA2 - Not breakable.
The documentation of your Wireless devices (Wireless Router, and Wireless
Computers Card) should state the type of security that is available with
your Wireless hardware.
All devices MUST be set to the same security level using the same pass
phrase.
Therefore the security must be set according what ever is the best possible
of one of the Wireless devices.
I.e. even if most of your system might be capable to be configured to the
max. with WPA2, but one device is only capable to be configured to max . of
WEP, to whole system must be configured to WEP.
If you need more good security and one device (like a Wireless card that can
do WEP only) is holding better security for the whole Network, replace the
device with a better one.
Wireless Security - http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Security.html
Jack (MVP-Networking).

 

[James Egan]

WEP - Easy to Brake
WPA-PSK - Very, Very Hard to Brake
WPA-AES - Not Breakable.
WPA2 - Not breakable.

WEP
WPA(TKIP)-PSK
WPA2(AES)-PSK
WPA(TKIP)-server authenticated
WPA2(AES)-server authenticated


Jim.

 

[Dave B.]

On my wireless LAN, I use MAC filtering, WPA, Static IP's, and I turn off
broadcasting, I think that's about as secure as I can make it.

 

[***** charles]

WEP
WPA(TKIP)-PSK
WPA2(AES)-PSK
WPA(TKIP)-server authenticated
WPA2(AES)-server authenticated

Jim.

Just to let you know how it turned out, both the AP and
the usb wireless device were capable of WPA-PSK
which is what I used.

charles.....