# How do I protect my wifi? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [May 9, 2007, 9:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-protect-my-wifi/29055 "2007-05-09T21:56:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Coldaccord](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/coldaccord/32/7272_2.png) [@Coldaccord](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Coldaccord)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2007, 9:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-protect-my-wifi/29055/1 "2007-05-09T21:56:16Z")
I don’t have instructions for my router anymore, it’s been a couple years. I want to make my wireless connection password protected. While I just use the wireless, there is a desktop hooked up to it that I have access to. how do i do it? ---
**Author:** ![JDMSIR](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jdmsir/32/7376_2.png) [@JDMSIR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JDMSIR)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2007, 9:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-protect-my-wifi/29055/2 "2007-05-09T21:59:38Z")
Set a password. or Key or whatever. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Russian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the_russian/32/7414_2.png) [@The\_Russian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The_Russian)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2007, 10:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-protect-my-wifi/29055/3 "2007-05-09T22:01:36Z")
WEP encryption ---
**Author:** ![ryanmcell](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ryanmcell/32/7510_2.png) [@ryanmcell](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ryanmcell)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2007, 10:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-protect-my-wifi/29055/4 "2007-05-09T22:05:38Z")
usually 192.168.0.1/1.1 most time user: admin, pass: nothing or try admin Diff routers have different settings The above is typical for Linksys Wrt54G’S ---
**Author:** ![Coldaccord](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/coldaccord/32/7272_2.png) [@Coldaccord](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Coldaccord)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2007, 10:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-protect-my-wifi/29055/5 "2007-05-09T22:10:09Z")
so… i do this on the desktop thats hooked up to it i take it? is it just under network connections? ---
**Author:** ![ryanmcell](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ryanmcell/32/7510_2.png) [@ryanmcell](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ryanmcell)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2007, 10:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-protect-my-wifi/29055/6 "2007-05-09T22:11:09Z")
Pm’d ---
**Author:** ![Coldaccord](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/coldaccord/32/7272_2.png) [@Coldaccord](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Coldaccord)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2007, 10:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-protect-my-wifi/29055/7 "2007-05-09T22:17:12Z")
you mean im’ed ---
**Author:** ![ryanmcell](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ryanmcell/32/7510_2.png) [@ryanmcell](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ryanmcell)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2007, 10:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-protect-my-wifi/29055/8 "2007-05-09T22:19:05Z")
This is true. ---
**Author:** ![FightinMike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@FightinMike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FightinMike)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2007, 11:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-protect-my-wifi/29055/9 "2007-05-09T23:31:32Z")
just enable WPA, you’ll never be able to really secure it. Kismac can break WEP’s in under 10 minutes, WPA may even be more secure if you choose gibberish as the key. Turn off SSID Broadcast and rename the newtork something obscure. ---
**Author:** ![ryanmcell](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ryanmcell/32/7510_2.png) [@ryanmcell](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ryanmcell)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2007, 11:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-protect-my-wifi/29055/10 "2007-05-09T23:52:40Z")
I like to leave my SSID enabled to piss off my neighbors. There’s 8 apt’s and all have wireless, so I tend to put stuff like Apartment 3 is a big slut, etc. and so on. It’s amusing but I’ve yet to get questioned. ---
**Author:** ![FightinMike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@FightinMike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FightinMike)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2007, 12:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-protect-my-wifi/29055/11 "2007-05-10T00:26:13Z")
^^also an excellent plan ---
**Author:** ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2007, 6:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-protect-my-wifi/29055/12 "2007-05-10T06:26:32Z")
[quote=“ryanmcell,post:10,topic:29055"”] I like to leave my SSID enabled to piss off my neighbors. There’s 8 apt’s and all have wireless, so I tend to put stuff like Apartment 3 is a big slut, etc. and so on. It’s amusing but I’ve yet to get questioned. [/quote] HAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAH this is amazing ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2007, 6:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-protect-my-wifi/29055/13 "2007-05-10T06:45:07Z")
hahaha, only huge nerds would broadcast offensive ssid’s. i envy you. and im going to fuck with the ppl moving in upstairs now 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Daddie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/daddie/32/7621_2.png) [@Daddie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Daddie)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2007, 7:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-protect-my-wifi/29055/14 "2007-05-10T07:45:37Z")
[quote=“ryanmcell,post:10,topic:29055"”] I like to leave my SSID enabled to piss off my neighbors. There’s 8 apt’s and all have wireless, so I tend to put stuff like Apartment 3 is a big slut, etc. and so on. It’s amusing but I’ve yet to get questioned. [/quote] LOL ---
**Author:** ![Coldaccord](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/coldaccord/32/7272_2.png) [@Coldaccord](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Coldaccord)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2007, 10:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-protect-my-wifi/29055/15 "2007-05-10T10:00:58Z")
lol i dont need to be super secure hack-proof, just want my ish password protected i’m gonna make my username hashland ---
**Author:** ![ryanmcell](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ryanmcell/32/7510_2.png) [@ryanmcell](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ryanmcell)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2007, 5:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-protect-my-wifi/29055/16 "2007-05-12T17:52:23Z")
End up getting it going? ---
**Author:** ![jabbu](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jabbu/32/7446_2.png) [@jabbu](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jabbu)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2007, 8:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-protect-my-wifi/29055/17 "2007-05-13T08:13:21Z")
A funny surprise in some DC apts… [![http://img25.imagevenue.com/loc649/th_77262_freewifi_122_649lo.JPG](http://img25.imagevenue.com/loc649/th_77262_freewifi_122_649lo.JPG)](http://img25.imagevenue.com/img.php?loc=loc649&image=77262_freewifi_122_649lo.JPG)