Tivo question for people with secure networks/live in apartments?

I have basic cable and want to get a tivo. My wireless internet in my apartment however requires a log in - is this a problem? We do not have a phone line activated/hooked up either. Thanks!

If you use WEP or WPA wireless encryption then the TiVo will be fine. If every time you want to get online you need to enter a user name and password then wireless isn't an option. Also the TiVo doesn't come with wireless out of the box. You need to buy a wireless adapter for it.

Why can I only connect to certain open, non-secure wireless networks and not others?

When piggybacking my wireless internet, of the 5 available unsecured networks in range, I can only connect to those with the weakest signal - can anyone tell me what gives? I would REALLY like to connect to the network with 3 bars, but so far, no dice. Any advice/wisdom would be insanely appreciated.

Well, first of all, piggy backing, or War-Driving, is illegal...
But anyways...if the network is nonsecured and you cannot logon then it could be that there are the max users supported by the device already connected...
There are lot of reasons for the problem though...

I'm going to live with my sioster for a while and she and her husband share a wireless home network, which I will also be using. Frankly, though I love her, she's a snoop, lol! Can she-being a "Master" of the network, remotely search my computer and/or see where I've gone on the internet? I have "shared folders" turned off and have zone alarm firewall-thanks!

Depends on the router and her computer skills...but yes, she can log everything that goes through that router.

What precautions do the US military take to ensure that networks involving national defense remain secure?

What are the precautions that the U.S. military and intelligence (FBI, CIA) are taking to ensure that networks involving national defense remain secure from terrorist attacks?

The best precaution, they are isolated with no outside connection.

AAS Computer Networking

What do I need to do to make my computer secure on wireless networks? Both at home and wifi hotspots.?

These are best practices to protecting your computer/laptop:

- Perform monthly updates of Microsoft patches
- Perform daily updates of your Anti-Virus/Firewall program(s)
- Perform daily updates to your Anti-Spyware and Adware program(s)
- Perform a weekly scan of your hard-disk for viruses/spyware

Best of all know your computer. When you are connecting on a wireless network
- You see your hard-drive flashing solid green and you are not doing anything. Your computer/laptop may be infected.

Have two separate logins on your computer. One with admin rights and another with regular rights. Always use the login with the regular rights. If someone hacks in during your session. The hacker is limited to the account with regular rights and can't do much.

Always have a backup of your computer/laptop for restore purposes.

At the end it is up to you. Never visit sites that you don't recognized and don't trust your Emails. Always take it with a grain of salt.

Good Luck!

I've typed the IP address in my address bar and have logged into the setting area but I have no Idea what the heck my "WPA shared key" should be or where the hell to create a password. This is annoying. Its a linksys WRT54G2. Anyone have a clue?

In a browser address bar, type 192.168.X.X (look in user manual for exact address for administration interface address) & find the Settings for Security (or similar):


Set for WPA (or WPA2 if your computers support this level) & AES.
(Use WEP only as a last resort: it's child's play to crack).
Also;
Disable: UPnP & QoS (unless using VoIP),
Enable: Router management username & bulletproof passphrase (not the same as Internet access password, which would be the PSK (pre-shared key)).

Note: Mac address filtering will prevent accidental & casual freeloaders, but will not deter committed hackers. Mac addresses are on the front end of packets, therefore un-encrypted and as such, easily copied and used to 'spoof' packets; enabling a 'man in the middle' attacks.

How do you make your internet a secure network for windows vista?

I'm trying to make my wireless router and modem private, by putting a password. How do i do this? I tried putting on a WPA2-personal security, but i'm still able to use it from things with wireless capabilities.

Take a look at this guide, it will help you:
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sup ... secure.htm

We are going to be getting comcast internet service. We have 2 laptops and 1 desk top. The one laptop currently has a wireless card installed. For the other comps, we want to get a usb card that we can transfer. Can you tell me how to set it up, and make it secure so I don't have anyone riding off my connection? Please be as detailed as possible, as I'm not very computer savvy. My husband will be the one doing all the work. Also, please don't tell me to pay a professional, they want an insane amount of money to do something that I know my husband can do.

Go to the networking and wireless networking forums on dslreports.com. They have very excellent tutorials and FAQs on setting up a home wireless network. The instructions with your wireless router (I assume you're getting one from comcast also) should also help. If all comcast is providing is your cable modem, you will need a wireless router in addtion to your wireless card in th e laptop and the one usb antenna. It's better for each computer to have it's own wireless antenna..why not just get another usb antenna for the other comp?