Q. I was wondering if Kaspersky Internet Security 2011 blocks WiFi hackers. Does it stop hackers trying to access / steal your WiFi connection even though you have a password on the Router? By the way my Router is a Cisco Linksys E1000. Do you need to be on the main computer to see who is stealing your Wifi if Kaspersky doesnt do it?
A. No
anti-virus can not protect you from wi-fi intrusions.
Why?
Because Wi-Fi protection is hardware based.Your router has it's own operating system(which is called firmware) and it stores the password in there.Kaspersky can not go inside your router and protect your password.
Kaspersky will protect you from hackers that attack you over the internet but let's say if your neighbor steals your wi-fi password and enters your network then Kaspersky won't detect anything.
All of routers have the ability to show exactly how many people use your router at any given time + their uniqie MAC addresses.If you see more then 1 MAC address "registered" that means someone hacked your Wi-Fi.
I guarantee you,if you choose a good password with at least 8 letters/number then you're protected .
anti-virus can not protect you from wi-fi intrusions.
Why?
Because Wi-Fi protection is hardware based.Your router has it's own operating system(which is called firmware) and it stores the password in there.Kaspersky can not go inside your router and protect your password.
Kaspersky will protect you from hackers that attack you over the internet but let's say if your neighbor steals your wi-fi password and enters your network then Kaspersky won't detect anything.
All of routers have the ability to show exactly how many people use your router at any given time + their uniqie MAC addresses.If you see more then 1 MAC address "registered" that means someone hacked your Wi-Fi.
I guarantee you,if you choose a good password with at least 8 letters/number then you're protected .
dd wrt router question?
Q. i have a linksys e1000 router. It is supported under dd wrt but i dont know what the revision number means on the site. My router model is version 1 but the firmware is 2.0.01 build 8. Which number is the revision referring to.
A. its your router model version, it should be listed with the model number on the router. From what you've said it should be v1.0.
It's listing the hardware revision rather then the software (firmware) revision, because its dealing with hardware compatibility.
Hope that helps.
It's listing the hardware revision rather then the software (firmware) revision, because its dealing with hardware compatibility.
Hope that helps.
can I access the internet from my phones AP using a wireless router?
Q. I need to access the internet on a desktop in a house that does not have internet. I can turn my phone into an access point and connect my macbook to it via the airport and I want to be able to access my phones connection on the desktop as well.
The desktop is connected to a modem via ethernet and i have a linksys e1000 wireless router connected to the modem.
im wondering if there is a way to use the e1000 as a form of wireless modem to locate my cell phones wireless signal and connect my desktop to it.
Not sure if this even makes much sense, but I figured I'd try! Let me know if you have any ideas! Thanks!
The desktop is connected to a modem via ethernet and i have a linksys e1000 wireless router connected to the modem.
im wondering if there is a way to use the e1000 as a form of wireless modem to locate my cell phones wireless signal and connect my desktop to it.
Not sure if this even makes much sense, but I figured I'd try! Let me know if you have any ideas! Thanks!
A. I'm not sure if the stock router's firmware can do it, but I know that DD-WRT can.
Basically you make a "bridge" - Router connects to phone and configures its DHCP clients with the phone as the gateway. Pretty simple, but not all routers support it by default. You may need to flash a custom firmware onto your router to enable the functionality.
Basically you make a "bridge" - Router connects to phone and configures its DHCP clients with the phone as the gateway. Pretty simple, but not all routers support it by default. You may need to flash a custom firmware onto your router to enable the functionality.
Modem keeps rebooting over and over?
Q. Any ideas on how to fix this? I'm going to be calling ATT AGAIN to get ANOTHER technician to finally get it fixed. I'm not sure why it keeps doing this. We had just gotten Uverse internet about a couple weeks ago. And on the 1st day it was doing that. This only happens in the evening, too. In the morning it's okay, but once it's a certain time, the modem begins to reboot constantly. Like right now, this is the second time it has rebooted while typing this. I'm surprised I even got the chance to even get to this page.
My modem (Small, black motorola) is connected to a CISCO Linksys E1000 router (which is working just fine). I've also tried directly connecting the modem to my pc but it still does that. I won't be able to call ATT for a techie until early tomorrow morning (the best time to call).
So I was wondering if anyone has any ideas I can try to keep the internet on longer than 1-2 minutes at a time. : | Or thoughts on what could possible be the problem.
My modem (Small, black motorola) is connected to a CISCO Linksys E1000 router (which is working just fine). I've also tried directly connecting the modem to my pc but it still does that. I won't be able to call ATT for a techie until early tomorrow morning (the best time to call).
So I was wondering if anyone has any ideas I can try to keep the internet on longer than 1-2 minutes at a time. : | Or thoughts on what could possible be the problem.
A. Once upon a time I bought a Linksys router (WRT-54Gv6 to be specific). I was foolish and purchased this router completely on brand recognition -- I had owned several other Linksys routers and they all worked flawlessly. This particular one was constantly dropping connections, locking up, etc. Complete garbage. Since I had bought it on eBay I was pretty much screwed for returns. Well then I did some research and found that this was the first model Linksys had released that was using a new firmware OS from VxWorks -- instead of their traditional Linux kernel. It was complete garbage! A year later they had finally update the firmware sufficiently that the router was reliable and worked just fine. In fact, that same router is still in use today.
Summary: Make sure your device is using the latest firmware. If it is and you're still having these issues, try to trade the modem for one that has mature firmware.
Summary: Make sure your device is using the latest firmware. If it is and you're still having these issues, try to trade the modem for one that has mature firmware.
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