I have to look into how this can be done. I have a random, obscure SSID that is not broadcast and a complex password. I don’t understand how a person could use my wifi without knowing those two things. Best of good luck.
I am going to start a WiFi security topic. It is definitely an “off topic” but none of us would be here without the internet. Watch for it….
Let’s take the discussion about WiFi security/insecurity over HERE and let toddcshoe have his thread back.
No worries MtnDon. The longer this goes the more confused I am by it.
Yes, I am bamboozled with the WiFi problem. I think I know enough about security to be safe (SSID and PW are both random, and contain nothing in any dictionary or list) but I also know there is much I do not know about so thought a separate topic could maybe be useful.
We have been lucky with weather. What little snow we had weeks ago has melted away, and this storm that blew across the country missed us. It did get a little colder than usual but no big deal. Doesn’t look like winter…. But that could change. This day 4 years ago saw lots of wet heavy and slippery snow falling fast and suddenly enough to make coming up the canyon impossible without traction aids and going down “exciting”.
The sander trucks had yet to get out it happened so quickly
Things like Reaver, etc., let you crack passwords in hours.
There are 2 major types of wifi. One is easy to crack. The other is easier to crack.
You want secure networks, you need to turn on “enterprise” options like 2FA and other terribly inconvenient things.
You can try to limit access to the wifi by MAC address, etc., but not many people want to bother to learn how to do that.
And lots of routers have selectable power settings. If you can get by with low power (ie, not broadcasting to half the neighborhood), it’s worth it to crank it down a peg. But some people insist on having it cranked all the way up so they can pick up wifi out in their backyard or whatever.
And here’s a shocker… go wired! If you can do without phones, tablets, etc., getting in, plug a cable into your desktop/laptop, and turn off wifi. ONLY turn it on when you need to poke around on the tablet, phone, etc. Another benefit is that you don’t have all those rays shining on you 24/7.
“Convenient” and “secure” are almost always mutually exclusive.
Woohoo! It’s actually above freezing for the first time since… whenever!
Was 32 and change when I woke up after being meowed at, and it’s 35 now!