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Home WiFi network security-filter. I set up my security using WPA and now my home computer won't connect to the network. Please talk to the moron in small words. [more inside]
posted on Jun 4, 2008 - 6 answers

Time capsule/Mac trouble--help me start backing up my data with a minimum of muss/fuss! [more inside]
posted on May 22, 2008 - 9 answers

How secure is my wireless network? [more inside]
posted on May 19, 2008 - 19 answers

Help me get my wireless console gaming groove back on after a change from WEP to WPA security (and help me understand the difference between a wireless ethernet bridge and wireless access point). [more inside]
posted on Dec 13, 2007 - 3 answers

Is there a way to set up a second wireless network using my current internet connection? [more inside]
posted on Nov 26, 2007 - 10 answers

Getting linux (Ubuntu) to love my windows wireless settings. [more inside]
posted on Oct 4, 2007 - 7 answers

How can I get my Wii online via my Airport Extreme? [more inside]
posted on May 24, 2007 - 12 answers

Can WiFi packets be snooped when WEP is off but the access point is set to filter MAC addresses? [more inside]
posted on Mar 9, 2007 - 15 answers

Ok, I have an HP 4155 iPaq and a WEP-enabled Netgear WGR614v6, but they don't connect. Any other computer can connect to the WiFi, and the PDA can connect to unprotected signals. [more inside]
posted on Nov 22, 2006 - 9 answers

I'm considering subscribing to a local WISP in the city I live in. Unfortunately, the guy's Wi-Fi network is using WEP encryption and I'm more than a little concerned about security. I doubt one customer recommending his small operation migrate to WPA or WPA2 would yield any results. Is there anything I can do to secure my connection? [more inside]
posted on Nov 21, 2006 - 4 answers

Are there any wireless routers on the market that have security enabled by default? [more inside]
posted on Oct 24, 2006 - 8 answers

In Windows XP, is there any way of discovering the WEP key that is saved for a particular wireless connection? [more inside]
posted on Oct 19, 2006 - 13 answers

I'm interested in setting up a public wireless hotspot. The question is: to encrypt or not to encrypt? [more inside]
posted on Jun 7, 2006 - 13 answers

What's the state-of-the-art for cracking wi-fi under Windows? Knoppix CD with aircrack / airsnort / kismet? Or are there some decent Windows binaries these days?
posted on May 29, 2006 - 12 answers

Mixed wireless network: 3 Macs, one Windows XP PC. We're using 40-bit WEP encryption, and for some reason the Windows XP laptop simply cannot stay on the network... why that be? [more inside]
posted on Jan 12, 2006 - 6 answers

I'm looking for a wardriving map of downtown Toronto that was posted online a year or two ago. It had wireless networks marked in three colours: encrypted, unencrypted, and out-of-the-box. I had a copy on my hard drive, but I think I've lost it. Does anyone know where I can find it?
posted on Sep 21, 2005 - 4 answers

For an 802.11G network, is 128 bit WEP encryption secure ENOUGH? [more inside]
posted on Jul 2, 2005 - 17 answers

Wireless Mooching? Dishonest? Dangerous? Or what? [more inside]
posted on Oct 25, 2004 - 29 answers