Securing my wireless connection?

[G-ZUS]

I bought a cheap wireless router from FutureShop a couple years ago. Some cheap no name made in china crap. Works good for me. It just occured to me that my wireless is unsecured. Does anyone know how to secure it? I lost the manual for it. The router itself has no name on it or anything. Is there a generic way to put a password on it or something?

[im2fst4u]

In your address bar type in 192.168.1.1 (most use this as a default IP) and see if you can access the routers settings.

Then you should be able to get into the settings and set up a WEP secured network.

G/L

[G-ZUS]

^ Tried that and got this


Network Timeout

The server at 192.168.1.1 is taking too long to respond.

The requested site did not respond to a connection request and the browser has stopped waiting for a reply.

* Could the server be experiencing high demand or a temporary outage? Try again later.
* Are you unable to browse other sites? Check the computer's network connection.
* Is your computer or network protected by a firewall or proxy? Incorrect settings can interfere with Web browsing.
* Still having trouble? Consult your network administrator or Internet provider for assistance.

[Supa Dexta]

You have to find your IP addy then. it may be 192.168.1.2 or a number of other options. Once you figure it out, you'll be asked for a name/password. The easiest thing to do is find the name/model so you have something to work with for an IP.. Hell you can find a linksys for 20 bux, if need be.

[GQBalla]

hit start > run > type in "cmd" > than type in "ipconfig"

find your default gateway.

thats the IP you need to type into your internet.

that should bring you to your router

[G-ZUS]

Originally posted by GQBalla
hit start > run > type in "cmd" > than type in "ipconfig"

find your default gateway.

thats the IP you need to type into your internet.

that should bring you to your router

You're the man thanks

[Grogador]

Use WPA or WPA2 instead of WEP if it's supported, WEP can be cracked very easily.

[AaronK]

Originally posted by Grogador
Use WPA or WPA2 instead of WEP if it's supported, WEP can be cracked very easily.


His router is a POS no name router, it definately wont have WPA2. hahahha

[cgyITguy]

you are also going to want to change the default password to something other else

[punky]

use mac filtering (secure enough for me). i always found wep or wpa slow.

[Grogador]

Originally posted by punky
use mac filtering (secure enough for me). i always found wep or wpa slow.

if "not secure at all" is secure enough for you, go right ahead :thumbsup:

[G-ZUS]

Originally posted by AaronK



His router is a POS no name router, it definately wont have WPA2. hahahha

Surprisingly it does :eek:

[Grogador]

:thumbsup: plays nice with your client devices too?