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computer help needed how do i secure a wireless network

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dct:
need to secure things - got belkin wireless thing and a speedtouch router thing - it all works fine but says its insecure how do i secure it chaps 

proper computer novice here :idiot2:

jimwise68:
Danny find your computer MAC code, don't know how you do it on a PC but someone on here might. Then go to your router settings and you can set it up so it allows certain machines (by their MAC codes) once this is done turn off the SSID Broadcast, so you can't find your network when searching for wireless networks.

Doing it this way no one even knows your network is there and it only allows your machine to access it anyway.  :daumenhoch:

dct:
thanks jim -  :daumenhoch:

see you guys next year - as i wont be able to log on for a while when i f**k this up   :idiot2:

jimwise68:
See PCs are such hardwork. On a mac you just go to system profiler and it lists it all up. Shazam!! LOL

Danny just make sure you set it all up first and it works with the MAC address, when all is okay just go in and turn off the SSID Broadcast.

Then back up your settings!  ;) :daumenhoch:

JT71:
mac filtering is the way to go. you could try the WEP encryption thing, but it does my head in and never works for me.
 

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