Wireless routers

Thanks for the info Antoine. I'm calling into Harvey Norman this afternoon so I'll have a look at the D-link gear.
I've been told that there are combined modem/router units - I would assume D-link sell these too.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Utemad

Scrambler

Have you ever used Airsnort on a Windows XP system before? I have gone through everything but can't install it :mad:

---

Can't say I have Utemad. I presume you mean linking to an Apple branded wireless access point? I use a Belkin WAP and a Netcomm router. My borther runs LinkSys (and swears by them - note BY not AT) I've never had touble with either, and my sister's Mac hasn't had trouble connecting to either, but I've never tried the other way.

Is there some proprietry software or password you need?

Or is Airsnort really the name of whatever it is? In which case I've never even heard of it!

Steve

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Scouse

Thanks for the tips. Not all of them came through in English though;)

---

Was all Geek to you?

Steve

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by scrambler

Was all Geek to you?

Steve

---

:D :D

I got most of it thanks;) .

I'll see how I go repositioning the Unwired setup over the weekend. I might even try the suggestion on the Unwired site & make an aluminium foil cover pizza box reflector:p .

dlink are an absolute pain in the butt to warranty....

the flavour of the month is the dynalink 1025w...

i have been selling truckloads of them downsouth....

if you use 128bit wep and turn ssid off, you are pretty safe.

i might add that wireless handheld phones cause 80% of the wireless networking problems i come accross...

I use a Billion 750g wireless router/ADSL modem,

I use 128bit WEP to prevent unauthorised access, but the most secure way is to restrict access to certain MAC addresses.

Never had a problem in the two years I've been using it.

scouse I use unwired and so does by brother you can by a fixed aerial from jacar this does away with the little aerial and pulls in signal better the plug into the router

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by incisor

i might add that wireless handheld phones cause 80% of the wireless networking problems i come accross...

---

My wireless phone works in the 2.4 GHz band as does the wireless Router so drop outs are virtually assured when I am working at the puter whilst on the phone. :mad:

I am going to change the phone to 5.8 GHz jobbie

oops should be then plug the modem into the router the aerial made a big difference to my signal

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by scrambler

Or is Airsnort really the name of whatever it is? In which case I've never even heard of it!

---

I really mean Airsnort (not Airport). It is a programme that seems to be written originally for Linux but has been ported to Windows. Although it takes some nouse to get it going and I seem to be all out :o

It is a programme to hack into wireless networks that use MAC and WEP protection.

http://airsnort.shmoo.com/

As for MAC address protection it would appear that it is the easiest method to crack.