I'm on somebody's unsecured Wi-Fi

[RichUK]

Originally posted by: InlineFour
they have a canon MP450 photo printer shared. i'm very tempted to print a giant penis or something. lol

HAHAHA.

DO IT :evil:

Actually "think of the children, think of the children", it might not be fair depending who uses it.

Would be funny to hear what the kid says to his mum, when he asks what just came out of the printer :laugh:

 

[InlineFour]

Originally posted by: EKKC

Originally posted by: InlineFour
and printed "you're being watched" on their printer. are there any other neat things you can do remotely?

if you know who it is, add a picture of his/her house ftw.
if you can get in with the router unprotected, i bet you the router pw is the default pw as well, look for the brand and model and google the default pw, then wreck havoc with the parental controls :laugh:

already tried that. they have a linksys wrt54gs. blank username and admin password didn't work.

 

[InlineFour]

Originally posted by: sdifox
Or just go ahead and change the settings on their router so that you have the wifi access and they don't

nah, i'm not at my house right now so i'll actually need access to the internet. if they find out that their router isn't working, they'll probably call up linksys and they'll tell them to hard reset the router.

 

[RichUK]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: RichUK

Originally posted by: DannyLove
i'm curious, i have a wireless router in my house and I sometimes wonder if its 'secure.' What deems it unsecure? I have a 15-key or so encryption on it, so you'll need the exact network key to get on it........... Is that secure enough?

yes, unsecured would be someone running a WI-Fi network without WEP enabled. So you're fine.

lol, (wireless) internet no0bs :laugh:

Anything less than WPA is insecure.

- M4H

By your definition, yes.

I use 128bit WEP, thats fine for me.

 

[Ika]

Originally posted by: InlineFour

Originally posted by: EKKC

Originally posted by: InlineFour
and printed "you're being watched" on their printer. are there any other neat things you can do remotely?

if you know who it is, add a picture of his/her house ftw.
if you can get in with the router unprotected, i bet you the router pw is the default pw as well, look for the brand and model and google the default pw, then wreck havoc with the parental controls :laugh:

already tried that. they have a linksys wrt54gs. blank username and admin password didn't work.

Did you try admin username and blank password?

 

[RichUK]

Originally posted by: Aflac

Originally posted by: InlineFour

Originally posted by: EKKC

Originally posted by: InlineFour
and printed "you're being watched" on their printer. are there any other neat things you can do remotely?

if you know who it is, add a picture of his/her house ftw.
if you can get in with the router unprotected, i bet you the router pw is the default pw as well, look for the brand and model and google the default pw, then wreck havoc with the parental controls :laugh:

already tried that. they have a linksys wrt54gs. blank username and admin password didn't work.

Did you try admin username and blank password?

Yeah i think that is the default login, i have the same router.

 

[EKKC]

i actually think its <blank> username and password is 'admin'

 

[Maximus96]

default for the wrt54gl is blank user admin password

edit: nevermind you already tried it

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: RichUK

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: RichUK

Originally posted by: DannyLove
i'm curious, i have a wireless router in my house and I sometimes wonder if its 'secure.' What deems it unsecure? I have a 15-key or so encryption on it, so you'll need the exact network key to get on it........... Is that secure enough?

yes, unsecured would be someone running a WI-Fi network without WEP enabled. So you're fine.

lol, (wireless) internet no0bs :laugh:

Anything less than WPA is insecure.

- M4H

By your definition, yes.

I use 128bit WEP, thats fine for me.

And many people swear by the "Pull Out" method of birth control, but that doesn't make it work any better.

Give me five minutes within range and you're owned.

- M4H

 

[InlineFour]

Originally posted by: EKKC
i actually think its <blank> username and password is 'admin'

QFT. all linksys routers have the same password configuration.

 

[RichUK]

Originally posted by: EKKC
i actually think its <blank> username and password is 'admin'

Hmm i think you might be right. I just checked on mine, its blank username, and my own unique password.

 

[Maximus96]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: RichUK

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: RichUK

Originally posted by: DannyLove
i'm curious, i have a wireless router in my house and I sometimes wonder if its 'secure.' What deems it unsecure? I have a 15-key or so encryption on it, so you'll need the exact network key to get on it........... Is that secure enough?

yes, unsecured would be someone running a WI-Fi network without WEP enabled. So you're fine.

lol, (wireless) internet no0bs :laugh:

Anything less than WPA is insecure.

- M4H

By your definition, yes.

I use 128bit WEP, thats fine for me.

And many people swear by the "Pull Out" method of birth control, but that doesn't make it work any better.

Give me five minutes within range and you're owned.

- M4H

how about filtering MAC addresses? that should help out a bit more right?

 

[mundane]

Originally posted by: ShOcKwAvE827

Originally posted by: diegoalcatraz
I found someone on my wireless the other day. I was having some problems with the 'net (or more accurately, my connection), so I checked my router. Lo and behold, someone was using it.

I had upgraded the firmware the previous day. It's reasonable to expect such an upgrade to reset your router, correct? What I found UNreasonable was that it enabled wireless access by default, access which was unsecured. That pissed me off.

Most routers go back to factory defaults when you upgrade. I think its pretty common sense that unsecured wireless is always on by default. Should've been mad at yourself for not checking.

I was under the impression they'd disable it by default. It seems like a security issue, especially with the growing concern of locking down wireless access.

 

[EKKC]

Originally posted by: RichUK

Originally posted by: EKKC
i actually think its <blank> username and password is 'admin'

Hmm i think you might be right. I just checked on mine, its blank username, and my own unique password.

heehee. so your password is "unique"? :laugh:
where do you live

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: DannyLove
i'm curious, i have a wireless router in my house and I sometimes wonder if its 'secure.' What deems it unsecure? I have a 15-key or so encryption on it, so you'll need the exact network key to get on it........... Is that secure enough?

You can also set it so it only allows access for your wireless NIC's MAC address.


Interestingly, I have a wireless router sitting in a box here (bought it for when I went to college, so I could use my PC and laptop while there), but I've never used it to scan for networks in the area. Guess I could see what people have got running around here.

Next time, print out something more descriptive. Most people will just assume it's a virus or something - anytime [i/]anything[/i] is wrong with a PC, it's a virus. It doesn't matter what it is. If it caught fire, it was probably a virus.
Just something like "Re: Wireless. WPA, encryption, and passwords are good things. Use them. And RTFM."

 

[InlineFour]

Originally posted by: Maximus96

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: RichUK

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: RichUK

Originally posted by: DannyLove
i'm curious, i have a wireless router in my house and I sometimes wonder if its 'secure.' What deems it unsecure? I have a 15-key or so encryption on it, so you'll need the exact network key to get on it........... Is that secure enough?

yes, unsecured would be someone running a WI-Fi network without WEP enabled. So you're fine.

lol, (wireless) internet no0bs :laugh:

Anything less than WPA is insecure.

- M4H

By your definition, yes.

I use 128bit WEP, thats fine for me.

And many people swear by the "Pull Out" method of birth control, but that doesn't make it work any better.

Give me five minutes within range and you're owned.

- M4H

how about filtering MAC addresses? that should help out a bit more right?

you can spoof mac addresses. mac filtering does nothing for the experienced.

 

[RichUK]

Originally posted by: Maximus96

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: RichUK

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: RichUK

Originally posted by: DannyLove
i'm curious, i have a wireless router in my house and I sometimes wonder if its 'secure.' What deems it unsecure? I have a 15-key or so encryption on it, so you'll need the exact network key to get on it........... Is that secure enough?

yes, unsecured would be someone running a WI-Fi network without WEP enabled. So you're fine.

lol, (wireless) internet no0bs :laugh:

Anything less than WPA is insecure.

- M4H

By your definition, yes.

I use 128bit WEP, thats fine for me.

And many people swear by the "Pull Out" method of birth control, but that doesn't make it work any better.

Give me five minutes within range and you're owned.

- M4H

how about filtering MAC addresses? that should help out a bit more right?

That?s what i have setup, three registered MAC's for the three laptops i have at home. My comp is hard wired in.

 

[Ricemarine]

I put a 128 bit wep on my wireless setup... Cause those middle schoolers that got ibooks will do anything to connect to an unsecured Wi-Fi...

Too bad my neighbor next door has one :laugh:

 

[RichUK]

Originally posted by: EKKC

Originally posted by: RichUK

Originally posted by: EKKC
i actually think its <blank> username and password is 'admin'

Hmm i think you might be right. I just checked on mine, its blank username, and my own unique password.

heehee. so your password is "unique"? :laugh:
where do you live

in the UK

I dont really give a rats arse about my network security anyway, since there isn't really any resources on my network, and i'm usually out away from home due to work.

 

[Reckoner]

I use plain ol' 128 WEP. I highly, highly doubt the ability of my neighbors to hax0r my connection.

 

[MangoTBG]

Originally posted by: InlineFour

Originally posted by: Maximus96

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: RichUK

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: RichUK

Originally posted by: DannyLove
i'm curious, i have a wireless router in my house and I sometimes wonder if its 'secure.' What deems it unsecure? I have a 15-key or so encryption on it, so you'll need the exact network key to get on it........... Is that secure enough?

yes, unsecured would be someone running a WI-Fi network without WEP enabled. So you're fine.

lol, (wireless) internet no0bs :laugh:

Anything less than WPA is insecure.

- M4H

By your definition, yes.

I use 128bit WEP, thats fine for me.

And many people swear by the "Pull Out" method of birth control, but that doesn't make it work any better.

Give me five minutes within range and you're owned.

- M4H

how about filtering MAC addresses? that should help out a bit more right?

you can spoof mac addresses. mac filtering does nothing for the experienced.

But how do you figure what MAC address to spoof?

 

[Maximus96]

Originally posted by: InlineFour

Originally posted by: Maximus96

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: RichUK

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: RichUK

Originally posted by: DannyLove
i'm curious, i have a wireless router in my house and I sometimes wonder if its 'secure.' What deems it unsecure? I have a 15-key or so encryption on it, so you'll need the exact network key to get on it........... Is that secure enough?

yes, unsecured would be someone running a WI-Fi network without WEP enabled. So you're fine.

lol, (wireless) internet no0bs :laugh:

Anything less than WPA is insecure.

- M4H

By your definition, yes.

I use 128bit WEP, thats fine for me.

And many people swear by the "Pull Out" method of birth control, but that doesn't make it work any better.

Give me five minutes within range and you're owned.

- M4H

how about filtering MAC addresses? that should help out a bit more right?

you can spoof mac addresses. mac filtering does nothing for the experienced.

then what to do for the most security possible?

 

[RichUK]

Originally posted by: PaulNEPats
I use plain ol' 128 WEP. I highly, highly doubt the ability of my neighbors to hax0r my connection.

Exactly, and i live in a decent area so i dont get little H4x0R kiddies coming round with laptops trying to stumble onto my LAN.

 

[InlineFour]

Originally posted by: MangoTBG

Originally posted by: InlineFour

Originally posted by: Maximus96

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: RichUK

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: RichUK

Originally posted by: DannyLove
i'm curious, i have a wireless router in my house and I sometimes wonder if its 'secure.' What deems it unsecure? I have a 15-key or so encryption on it, so you'll need the exact network key to get on it........... Is that secure enough?

yes, unsecured would be someone running a WI-Fi network without WEP enabled. So you're fine.

lol, (wireless) internet no0bs :laugh:

Anything less than WPA is insecure.

- M4H

By your definition, yes.

I use 128bit WEP, thats fine for me.

And many people swear by the "Pull Out" method of birth control, but that doesn't make it work any better.

Give me five minutes within range and you're owned.

- M4H

how about filtering MAC addresses? that should help out a bit more right?

you can spoof mac addresses. mac filtering does nothing for the experienced.

But how do you figure what MAC address to spoof?

the registered client's mac address, which means the person you're trying to crack will need to be on the computer.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

:sigh;

You know what? Forget it. WEP is perfectly secure. It's unhackable. No one will ever steal your internets.

/resumes leeching bandwidth from the greatest free ISP ever, "LINKSYS"

- M4H