On Sun, 17 Jun 2007 06:30:25 +0000, Roger Harrison wrote:

> Given this information, how can anyone connect to my network when the only
> three available DHCP addresses are in use by my three PCs?

Please do not assume that just because you only have 3 DHCP ip address
that someone cannot use your Wireless. Linksys defaults to 192.168.1.0/24
and just about everyone knows this. No one needs a DHCP server to give
them an ip address when they know your network and mask.

Also do not assume that just because you locked down your wireless with
MAC Addresses that someone cannot break in. Just sitting and listening to
what wireless traffic is being passed one can get the MAC addresses in use.

To help you could set your linksys to not broadcast the SSID. Also use
WPA or WPA2 and TKIP security. Make your Shared key something that isn't
a word and mix it up. It is hard to hide your ip addresses or mac
addresses one wireless but you could cut down on the amount of ip address
allowed on the network and change the the network too from the default.

These are just some of the things you can do to slow them down. Sitting
long enough anyone can figure out your SSID, IP Addresses being used and
MAC Addresses. A good shared key will be about the only thing that will
stop all but the determined.


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Regards
Robert

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