Securing of wireless!?

last SG · 2007-03-24T02:32:19+00:00

My set of instructions given was 1. Download the drivers given 2. Uninstall router software 3. Uninstall network card Are these being done in order? If no,...

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Mm, I got some silly IT questions to ask..

Well I am using this SMC Wireless Cable/dSL Broadband router for 3 years..internet service is from starhub.

When i installed the SMC software, my bro did not set any sort of password etc on the router and it was installed on my late fujistu laptop which was spolit already. But the router still usable..

Now the questions are

1) I want to set password etc for my wireless connection aka router yeah..but i don't know how le...my laptop that had the smc installed in it is spolit thou i still have those smc CD etc

2) Its a question i am thinking, since my router did not have password which means people can easily hack/piggyback my network...then if I am using cable for my internet connection, will anyone still able to hack into my laptop?

note, the wireless connection in my laptop is OFF, i am using cable..

Hhmm..i just want to secure my SMC wireless network..how to? calling smc or starhub?

Kindly help...thankxx

mhcampboy SG

dun secure la.. Embarassed Crying or Very sad

dibilo SG

Refer to your router manual and it will tell you how to access the set up page.

all you have to do to have a BASIC encryption is to set the WEP password + hide your SCIS name.

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I read the manuals many times over..did not have a para abt securing network…hai

ndmmxiaomayi SG

To enable encryption, you need to log into the router's configuration page, usually by typing in 192.168.1.1

Then click on Login -> Advanced Setup -> Wireless -> Encryption

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The thing is..the laptop that i installed the SMC software in it is spolit...

that's why i dunno how to go about it..thou i still got the CDs etc..

shd i install on my new laptop and config again?

ndmmxiaomayi SG

Yes.

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Does it not affect the router etc? i shall try

oh..how abt my 2nd question?

ndmmxiaomayi SG

I doubt it will affect your router, if in doubt, just reset it, then configure it.

2nd question, in theory, they can't, since you are connected physically to a router.

In reality, anything is possible, so the answer is yes.

HyuugaNeji SG

you dont need to install router twice. Just go to 192.168.1.1 and type in password which is default if i am not wrong. But make sure you are not accessing other pple’s router.

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u mean go to?

aii..the laptop i installed the software for the router is spolit...so how can i go to?

or is there other meanings of ur sentence?

manyu882 SG

uninstall it. use windows wireless zero configuration instead. usually you wont have to use the advance options of the program which blundled with your router.

CasperX SG

You using cable that is connected to the wireless rouater right?

Check wats ur defult gateway ip and type that at your internet explorer address

You will be prompt to enter User Name and Password

Wats your rouater brand?

lihuanlo1988 SG

Mod never fail to amaze me with his/her knowledge in IT related stuff.

You are my IT Idol
Very Happy

R3SsH|n SG

i oso using SMC router.
configurations are quite easy right?

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Ok, i jus installed router ( thanks to u guys Smile but i got a freaking 2nd prob! ;( ) and setup my password for my wireless etc in the noon ( i accidently off the power without waiting for the windows to shutdown properly ) then i went out..came back later n after switching on my laptop at 3.55pm, it would go into the main which u can see all the icons and you will see a error msg which like 0.5secs and restarted again..i tried many times and still e same..

I tried taking e note of the error msg and well..somehow like this ->

"A problem has been detected error screen to your screen. blah blah If this is your first time you encountered this, restart ur com. If cannot, follow these steps..blah ...

Check to be sure you have a hardware vendor

To use safe mode, press f8 and select safe mode..

Tech info

Stop : 0x000000EC(0xC0000000)
Beg dump of physical memory
Physcial memory dump complete

Contact ur sys admin for ass "

Some of the blah n etc did not manage to catch...

Anywa i tried the safe mode n troubleshoot myself, all e steps related to error in startup i did no use in fixing..
Then I went into admin tools - event viewer, all the below paras were found at 4pm.

In the sys part it came out this ->

" The computer has rebooted from a bugcheck. The bugcheck was : 0x1000008e(0xC0000005.0x8061be19.0xa4711b74.0x0000000) A dump was saved in : C:/windows\minidump\mini032307.02.dmp"

Then in the application side -->

" Windows saved user Tanfamily/Mabe registry while an application or service was still using the register during log off. The memory used by the user's reg has not been freed. The reg will be unloaded when it is no longer in use.
This is often caused by services running as user account. Try config the services to run in either Localservice or Network service account"

For in the Source -->

(Time vector Engine) cannot be formed. The local computer may not have the neccessary registry information or message DLL files to display messages from a remote computer. You may be able to use the /AUXSOURCE=flag to retrieve this description, see Help and Support for details. The following infomation is part of the event. The event log file is corrupt"

Phew..lots of words, hopefully any of u guys know what the hell is my lappy doing ????? oh my lappy is v3135tu..from hp. The starhub promotion 1 lo...

Please help if you can..haiii...damn..how cham now..

regards,

Jeff

ndmmxiaomayi SG

You said about turning off the router before Windows fully shut down, and seems like this is causing the error.

Did you install any router software? If yes, try removing it in Safe Mode.

Also, do you have your network card installation CD with you?

If Windows give an error that you can't uninstall, and you can't boot into Normal Mode, do this:

Go to Start > Run and type in msconfig

Select the General tab. Under Startup Selection, select Diagnostic Startup.

Now select the Services tab. Tick this box: Windows Installer. Click OK to apply the settings. Windows will prompt you to restart. Select Yes to reboot.

Then uninstall the router's software after Windows restart.

Do not proceed with this step if you don't have your network card installation CD. Only proceed on if you have the CD

Right click My Computer and select Properties. Select the Hardware tab and click on the Device Manager button.

Device Manager will open. Scroll down to Network adapter. Click on the + sign to expand. Right click on the adapter shown and select Uninstall.

Reboot your PC back to Normal Mode. See what happens.

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Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:
You said about turning off the router before Windows fully shut down, and seems like this is causing the error.

Did you install any router software? If yes, try removing it in Safe Mode.

Also, do you have your network card installation CD with you?

If Windows give an error that you can't uninstall, and you can't boot into Normal Mode, do this:

Go to Start > Run and type in msconfig

Select the General tab. Under Startup Selection, select Diagnostic Startup.

Now select the Services tab. Tick this box: Windows Installer. Click OK to apply the settings. Windows will prompt you to restart. Select Yes to reboot.

Then uninstall the router's software after Windows restart.

[b]Do not proceed with this step if you don't have your network card installation CD. Only proceed on if you have the CD

Right click My Computer and select Properties. Select the Hardware tab and click on the Device Manager button.

Device Manager will open. Scroll down to Network adapter. Click on the + sign to expand. Right click on the adapter shown and select Uninstall.

Reboot your PC back to Normal Mode. See what happens.[/b]

paiseh, i mean i off the power of my lappy when it was gg to shutdown. Hence it did not have a proper shutdown.

Anyway i am thinking this is because of the router.

I shall try ur method but hor..what is a network card installation CD? isit the router installation CD? yeah i got with me..

i shall try tmr..its getting late! neverthless thanks for ur reply! : )

hopefully can...

R3SsH|n SG

u got a problem because u off it before shutting down properly and u say its the router's problem?

give me a break.

ndmmxiaomayi SG

Does your laptop use a battery? If yes, turning off the power doesn't spoil the laptop, since it will automatically switch to use the power stored in the battery.

Network card is card, not router. Since you are using a laptop, I doubt you have will have the network card installation CD. So don't do this part.