Computer Basics : How to Secure a Wireless Internet Connection

A wireless connection should be secured so that only authorized people can access the network. Find out how most wireless configuration utilties are browser-based with help from an IT professional in this free video on wireless Internet connections.

Expert: Matt Berkowitz
Contact: enduserblues.blogspot.com/
Bio: Matt Berkowitz is an IT professional specializing in end-user support for internal networking and hardware-related functions.
Filmmaker: Dimitri LaBarge

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• computer
• basics
• hardware
• software
• networking
• training
• printers
• wireless
• Internet
• routers

[UpTheIrons1994]

C-C-C-Combo Breaker!

[iHateEmoPeoplesz]

Wireless suck.

[SimsLuvrrxx]

.. paused on 0:12

[MiniRamu]

stop it on 0:12 lol.

[ProtoMario]

@UpTheIrons1994 Ultra! Ultra! Ultra!.

[femme872]

Hi what is the web address to go onto this webpage ?

[PushingDownDaisys]

Thanks BTW and if you came here to swear at him and say hes wrong then why did you even mind watching it?I find that rather dumb.

[hulkyou1234]

Yes, this is extemely helpful. I know a lot more of the wifi world now. Thank you for your expertise! =)

[a1mint]

WEP is very weak. Even if the user has a password that's not guessable, it's possible to break in, without having to guess passwords. I believe the reason is that WEP has a flaw, where an encoding method of sorts, is being repeated, making it possible to reverse engineer it, so to say, after collecting a few minutes of communication...

Is this helpful?

[a1mint]

Hi HY, sorry for my sloppy message.

I think you're understanding it. Yes, even with the best encryption possible, if the user picks a simple password based on a word found in the dictionary, the hacker could find that password, simply by trying every word in the dictionary, even though that might take a while.

Anything better than WEP I believe is not crackable, or, at least, never has been successfully cracked.

[hulkyou1234]

What? Can you please explain to me what you said about the "WEP (WPA, WPA2)," and the non-dictionary password thing? I think you said to choose a password that is not a real based word. Make some giberrish? Correct me if I am wrong. Thank you! =) Please reply back!

[a1mint]

To my knowledge, only the older WEP encryption method can be fairly easily cracked. There are programs out there that a scripting kiddie can use to listen to your internet connection for about 5 minutes as you use your connection, and then it will reveal "a password" or "the password" that will then allow them to start using your internet account.

Anything above WEP (WPA, WPA2) with a non-dictionary password (eg. table4yamm) simply will not be cracked.