Hi all,
I don't know much about wireless security. I have a friend who uses a
Linksys WRT54G router connected to his cable modem so that an OS X
machine in a different room connect to the web using air****t.
My understanding is that WRT54G is a very common router, so I hoping
that someone here can help me with this. I have noticed that the air****t
in OS X can see several connections (presumably from neighbors),
including the Linksys one. But while all other connections are password
protected, the connection to the Linksys is not, and this troubles me.
On the comuter that is physically connected to the router, I have httpd
to 192.168.0.1 and I've noticed that there is a place to set the
password, however changing the password would not deny connections to
the OS X machine. The machine sees the Linksys router and doesn't even
ask for password. it gets connected right away. So I am guessing that
the password is an administrative password, and not for connections.
Does the WRT54G model have a capability to be password protected? The
firmware has never been updated, how essential is that for password
capability or for security in general (How does one update the firmware
anyway?) Since this a relatively old router, should a more up-to-date
one be purchased? If not, what is the best way to secure a connection
with this router?
Thanks very much,
RS
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