if a wireless network has WEP encryption is there any way to use it?
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i'm assuming you mean to use it without permission?\nyes there is, but it's not easy and can take a long long time to crack\ni would suggest the program wepcrack http://wepcrack.sourceforge.net/\nif your wireless card does not support packet injection this can take weeks, depending on how active the wlan is.\ngood luck ;)\nyou really should get permission first though, i live in a cluster of apartment buildings, and a lot of people were trying to get on my wireless network, so i setup a dummy network, and when people log on i steal their passwords and read their IM conversations, some say it's unethical, but they're on _my_ network without my permission and trying to use the network resources that i pay for with my hard earned money.  so just keep that in mind when you're on someone else's network.
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Using your web browser and a hard wire connected computer open the configuration page of your router.  To do this enter the following IP in you browser address bar 192.168.1.1\n\nYou should be prompted for a userid and password.  Leave the userid blank and the factory password is admin.  If you have changed it use that password.\n\nFrom here go to the Wireless tab and then select the wireless security sub tab.  Here you can set the encryption level and the passphrase to use.  Write down the passphrase and the resultant hex string.  You will need this information to enter into the wireless card on the computer that is going to use the access point.\n\nGo to the wireless computer and put in the same security information.  The systems should then be able to communicate through the wireless network in secure fashion.
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You can set up the security key  for your wireless network. It's like a password, everyone wants to use your network has to use this key.   \n\n. Because you will need a default password to access this feature, you should check the manual or any provided intruction to help you.
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First of all, you want to protect your wireless network.  This is done by the following (assuming you are using Windows):\n\n1) Put a password on the administrative site for your wireless router;\n2) Configure WEP and choose an encryption key (a string of hexadecimal digits, which the router can usually generate for you).  Write this key down, because you will need to configure all of the computers on your network to use it;\n3) Get the MAC addresses of the machines on your network.  "ipconfig -all" from a command prompt will show you the physical address.  Configure your wireless router to only allow traffic from those computers.\n\nNow, in your wireless network settings (if you are using Windows XP) if you see several networks available, you can choose the preferred order of connections to which your computer will connect.  Yours should be the first in the list and should be chosen as long as your router is up and working properly.
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You have a number of options in a typical home setup to use: WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy), WPA (Wifi Protected Access), or WPA2. \n\nThe best choice today is WPA2. WEP has been broken and the dust around WPA isn't fully settled, but it's showing it's age, so avoid it. WEP has the advantage of being widely available in all equipment. \n\nTo setup WEP you need to choose a random secret. It can be short (40bit) or long (128bit). Always use the long version, the sort one is almost trivial to break. WEP keys typically allow for 4 keys, you only need one of them. Many tools allow you to use a short readable password instead of the binary key. Always enter a random binary number, using the passwords you make it even easier for the attackers to guess the key.\n\nWPA2: you set up a shared secret and best choose 128 bit AES encryption. Corporate solutions in WPA2 need an authentication server.\n\nYou need to set it up in both the access point and all the computers participating in your network.
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Put a password on it use the WEP option on your wireless configuration settings and set a password to your connection.\n\nIf you have D-LINK or netgear go to this site http://www.webhazard.com/html/how_to_set_wep.html and it will give you step by step directions.\n\nIf you have Linksys go to http://micro.uoregon.edu/homenetworking/linksys/ and it will give you directions on how to set it.\n\nIf you have neither, then just contact me and I can give you directions. I need to know what kind of router you have.
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There is no software that will find your network key for you.  Once it's entered, it is encrypted.  You'll need to login to your wireless router and find it.  Plug in to the back of your router as most do not allow remote connections.  Then enter the address of your router into your browser.  It usually http://192.168.0.1 or 1.1  To find out the address of your router:\n\nWhile connected to the router go to START - RUN - type in "cmd" - at the prompt, type in "ipconfig"  It is usually the gateway address.  \n\nYou'll need the login and password to the router configuration.  From in there, you can lookup your network key in a configuration menu.  If you don't access to it, then someone probably doesn't want you to and you may have no business in it.\n\nAlso found a great site that explains hwo to crack a WEP code.  It takes some knowledge and time but it seems pretty thorough.  It will also allow you to capture network data:  http://nst.sourceforge.net/nst/docs/wepquest/index.html
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Yes, what about it? Complete sentances are a good thing.\n\nWill assume you mean how do I setup my wireless Linksys router with SBC aDSL so that my wirless network is secure?\n\nWhat Linksys product do you have? What wireless devices do you have and what do they support?\n\nWEP is not secure but better than nothing. MAC address filtering is something else to help stop users from connecting to your network but again it is not secure. For the average home users we setup WPA-PSK with a strong key, turn off SSID broadcasting and MAC filtering if all devices support that.
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Make sure you set the Data encryption and network key for your router. It an encrypt all your wireless data and make sure no one can use your wireless access unless they know your network key. Although no security is 100% secure, but at least it is a good enough protection for home wireless network.
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I believe most wireless routers enable you to place passwords and encryption.  Easiest way is to enable WPAKey and place a password in (normally >= 8 chars) then use that password to connect to your wifi network.
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There are entire books published on wireless security, but here's all you need to know for your home WiFi LAN: WPA2-PSK.  In most cases, WPA refers to pre-standard stuff, while WPA2 refers to the properly implemented IEEE 802.11i security standard.  The PSK is for Pre-Shared Key, which means you will configure the same password/passphrase on all of your equipment.  If your router or access point and wireless interface cards support WPA/WPA2, this is what you should be using.  If you have older equipment that does not support WPA/WPA2 then at least turn on 128-bit WEP.  WEP has known weaknesses (at any key length) and can be "easily" broken.  In reality, while the encryption itself might be easy to break, it's beyond the desire or capability of the average home user.  Try it sometime.  It takes a bit of work.  Basically, I like to say that WEP will keep your honest neighbors honest.  If you are using WEP, change your key once a month or once a week, just to piss off anyone who has cracked your key so they'll have to break it again and they will give up.  WPA or WPA2 will make you bulletproof in the average neighborhood or apartment complex.  Make sure that you choose a decent length password for the WPA pre-shared key.  They can be up to 63 characters long, the longer the better.  Finally, don't forget to use wireless MAC address filtering too.  You put the 48-bit MAC address from your computers into the access point so it will only allow those devices to communicate with it.  Get your MAC addresses typically using the "ipconfig /all" on a PC or "ifconfig -a" on most Unix boxes.  Lastly, change the default password on your router, and disable any type of remote management options.  One more thing, you can also disable SSID Broadcast, but this is not really meant to be a security feature, it's more to prevent accidental associations, and your neighbors wouldn't "see" your network, unless they knew how to look for it.  And of course, nothing is 100% secure, so also be sure to have your computers protected with the latest security package that has at least a personal firewall and virus scanner, such as McAfee SecurityCenter or Norton's.
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Tim - your priorities are in reverse order. Turning off the SSID, while probably a good idea, is not at all secure. You really need to turn on encryption. WEP is better than nothing, but is fairly easy to break. To really make your network secure, you need to use WPA2 encryption (or just WPA if your computer doesn't support WPA2, but WPA2 is better), and, of course, change the default password.\n\nMy own home network has a hidden SSID with WPA2 encryption and a good password.
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I don't know where you can get it, but WEP has been cracked. It just isn't secure. Maybe you'd rather look into some more secure algorithm, like WPA?
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You might be able to, depending on whether you can get signal or not. \n\nMore than one computer can connect via a wireless router with no problems in most all cases. If your neighbor has secured the network with a password then you are out of luck unless you can hack it or get the password from him.\n\nI 'borrowed' signal from my neighbor while I was reconfiguring my router but his network is unsecured.\n\nIt sounds like he is not being completely honest, most likely to keep his network private...
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If you are talking about your personal connection at home, you dont scramble it as such... you need to encrypt the signals using the WEP encryption feature (if your router supports it).
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You are losing the Internet connection on a temporary basis and need to check all your wiring connections and if you are using a wireless network it is highly recommended that you use a 128 bit encryption code for your wep. That will utilize the hexadecimal base-16 with symbols 0 through 9 and  A through F with a total of 26 symbols.
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That is a good start.  See if a wired connection from your computer to router will work.  \n\nCheck your firewall on your computer. Maybe you should disable that for now.  \n\nIf things don't get better, then use the wired connection to TURN OFF your WEP KEY password for now.   If you can establish a proper connection, then try a simply password scheme.  \n\nBut don't try to run without security forever.  YOU SHOULD BE USING THIS FEATURE.