Hi Nate -
WEP is dead.
Is there a software upgrade to WPA, WPA-2?
no 
Hi Nate -
Oh, well.
Better WEP than nothing!
I wish that these vendors would upgrade their respective softwares.
Anything els I should configure the router with. All I did was put change ssid, put wep on, and password on it. Anything els?
We are hoping at some point to have a non-specific technical forum for these kinds of issues. At the moment, however we don’t. This whole thread really has little or nothing to do with NAV/NIS issues.
delphinium wrote:
We are hoping at some point to have a non-specific technical forum for these kinds of issues. At the moment, however we don't. This whole thread really has little or nothing to do with NAV/NIS issues.
I am in complete agreement, delph. However, it is a single thread and as long as it doesn't spawn any other threads, I see it as informative to all of us in a way that might actually help us eventually when we are dealing with something that might link Norton Security and this topic.
I know so little, I welcome any opportunity to add to my knowledge. And good discussion and argument accomplishes just that.
What do you think?
What the hey ...?
Message Edited by mijcar on 05-26-2009 04:42 PM
Mij, you are too modest and far too knowledgeable. Have you got money riding on this?
This may be more of a suggestion for the 2010 norton products however I will mention it anyway.
Since many everyday computer users do not have a good knowledge of how to create secure home networks in the norton security map there should be a sort of checklist for creating secure networks.
Ex. NIS detects you have a wireless network the first time you open the network security map. An easy to use checklist interface pops up asking questions such as is your connection protected by a password?, are you using some type of encryption?, etc.
When each of these questions pop-up norton would give examples of what it means by things like encryption, links to where the user can learn more on how to utilize these security features, etc. Norton would not actually be saving these details to the network map. This feature would simply help users to become better aquanted with how all types of home networks should be secured.
I think all have missed the point here; if you have NIS on your system , you are secure. That’s what the defaults are all about in the Firewall rules and settings. They will secure all systems but leave room for some customization should an expert need it.
GreatNate1312 wrote:
I have everything connected through ethernet
Whoa, hold everything! GreatNate, if you are only using the router wired there is no need for WEP, SSID or any of that wireless stuff. You do, however, need to go into the router configuration screens and disable wireless operation. The instructions for doing that in a Linksys WRT54G are as follows:
The Wireless Tab - Basic Wireless SettingsIf you have gone wireless then, yes, change the router user name and password, enable WEP, rename the SSID, and I would also suggest using MAC address filtering and setting the router to block everything except the MAC addresses of your game machines.
The basic settings for wireless networking are set on this screen.
Wireless Network Mode. From this drop-down menu, you can select the wireless standards running on your network. If you have both 802.11g and 802.11b devices in your network, keep the default setting, Mixed. If you have only 802.11g devices, select G-Only. If you have only 802.11b devices, select B-Only. If you do not have any 802.11g and 802.11b devices in your network, select Disable.
SendOfJive - Nate's wireless is for the Game consoles to hook through.
Nate - You're fine with what you have and the way you have them configured. As I said before, plug'em all in and enjoy. (What kind of games you play?)