Did I set my wireless network up right?

[MrBob]

I'm new to the wireless thing, the network will have 3 computers total, mine which is a direct connect, and 2 laptops connected wirelessly.

I got a netgear 54mbs 802.11 g router.

On it I did the following,

Changed the password,

Enabled MAC address filtering, (I tested it and it works)

Turned off "UPnP ON"

And Enabled Automatic WEP 128bit encryption

Changed Network Name


Both Wireless Router Radio and SSID Broadcast are enabled by default.

Everything Else I left on default.

Is there Anything Else I should do, or not do? Should I use WPA instead or WEP?

 

[Grayfox]

If your router supports wpa use that insted its much more secure.

 

[hilowe]

Personally, I would turn off the SSID broadcast option, if you haven't already.

 

[BASSMASTER]

I would turn off SSID and use WPA, but other than that all looks good

 

[SkeeterNash]

Definetly turn off SSID broadcasting. That will atleast stop the computer illiterate from stealing your bandwidth

 

[thewibb]

You can turn off SSID broadcasting, but they won't be able to use it anyway (unless they are hacking) if you are using WEP or WPA. If all your comps are XP I'd use WPA as recommended up above.

 

[hilowe]

You can turn off SSID broadcasting, but they won't be able to use it anyway (unless they are hacking)...

That's the reason that I don't broadcast my SSID. There are at least three other wireless networks in my area. I just make it easier for a cracker to get onto someone else's network.