SAFETY & SECURITY of Wireless Networking

[kg11sgbg]

To all forum Friends and particularly to our Friend whitestar_999...

I have already successfully configured and running a wireless network through BSNL Dataone Broadband Unlimited Home Combo 900ULD Plan.

My Modem is: D-Link DSL 2520U ADSL2+ modem/router
Wireless Router is: TP-Link TL-WR740N 150Mbps

The network SSID is in broadcast mode so everybody within the wireless vicinty/range could see it.I have provided a strong password based on alphanumeric chars. and special chars. whose length is within 10~20 characters range,under the WPA/WPA-2 PSK protocol.

Query is,can anyone with wi-fi cracker software intrude into my wireless network or snoop inside?
I have no concern over cost since it is unlimited,but bandwidth depletion is a serious problem for me.

How to protect,wireless network from intruders?

Is the above mentioned system protocol O.K.?

Please answer...

 

[whitestar_999]

is it wpa or wpa2?if it is wpa2 then anything above 10 character length password can not be broken by resources available to normal persons(aka not cia,mi6 etc).

 

[reniarahim1]

Use MAC filtering which will avoid unwanted intrusion into the network.

 

[Techguy]

Even If you have WPA2 security, anybody can still hack your wifi in around 4hrs.

All you need is a PC with Backtrack 5 (Linux) ; Reaver and a Wifi Card..... It works by not hacking the WPA2 protocol, but the WPS password which is very easy to hack...

Turn of WPS for better security

 

[whitestar_999]

how to turn off WPS on tp-link(if it is there):
How to avoid brute force attack on WPS? - Welcome to TP-LINK
i thought wps vulnerability is fixed by now in recent firmware upgrades but doesn't seems to be the case.

 

[kg11sgbg]

In my TP-Link TL-WR740N wireless router,it has QSS which is Enabled.

Then according to whitestar & @Techguy,I have to disable it.

Hope that will solve my problem to a great extent.
But when I connect the network through wi-fi mode on Tablets(I have : VeeDee E-10 + IBerry AUXUS AX01),then in the wi-fi section it shows WPS disabled(In Tablets).

 

[whitestar_999]

i think wps setting is present in both router & wifi devices like tablets & in your case disabled by default.still you have to disable it in router too.

 

[kg11sgbg]

^^Friend,disabled in my Router too.

 

[whitestar_999]

then no worries enjoy your secured wifi & btw just so you know forget about wps cracking but here in India where many people don't even use wep(weakest) password for wifi i seriously doubt anyone would even bother to crack wps(even terrorists in mumbai terror email case used an unsecured wifi coming from the 3rd/4th floor of a residential building).

 

[sling-shot]

This terrorist thing is what worries me the most. Nothing else.

Go for the best level of protection possible and hope that nobody cracks it.

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My Nokia E6 has a very flaky WPA2 connection and stable WPA. But I have decided to live with it for the sake of security.