Which wireless security setting?

[silvarios]

onthedownlow wrote:
You are thinking of WEP cracking, most likely...not WPA2.

Exactly. Spot on with the rest of the advice as well.

To the original poster,
You need to configure your Netgear router appropriately. I would suggest WPA2 Personal with a nice long password. Try this password generator if you are stumped. I like to use HEX passwords, but not all devices will accept straight HEX. Use the ASCII if you are unsure about compatibility.

Some people suggest turning off wireless admin access to the router (i.e. you cannot configure the router from a wireless connection, only with an ethernet connection), which does help security, but can be impractical if you don't have an easy way to run an ethernet cable from one of your computers to the router. Disabling UPnP on the router is another good bet. I'd suggest keeping the router's firewall enabled. Not a bad idea to keep the Mac firewall enabled as well.

Oh, does your Netgear support 802.11g? If so, and you do not not have older legacy 802.11b wireless devices, I would disable b access.


Nathan