DMGCracking into Wireless Networks
Quick disclaimer: I know exactly dick about computer security. So this is just a jumping-off place for my next project.
I'm in my new apartment, and I'm setting up the wireless network. The general plan is to have two access points:
- 802.11g private access point accessible only to my own machines.
- 802.11b public access point for visitors, and freeloading neighbors.
Now, once I set this up, I want it secure (duh). So, I need to do the following:
- Secure the g network against any and all intruders.
- This seems fairly straight forward: MAC address white list, WEP, and non-broadcast SSID. Also, ensure that machines on b network cannot access g network.
- Secure the b network against configuration changes, while still allowing open network access.
- The plan here is just to have a basic access point with no WEP which broadcasts an inviting SSID. But that puts an aweful lot of pressure on the HTTP authentication which protects the router's adminstration control panel. I remember reading somewhere that HTTP auth. is fairly easy to circumvent, so I'll have to do some more research and see what I can do to lock things down a little better.
More on this when I get rolling.