Wi-Fi-Defense-1.0.21

Wi-Fi
Defense 1.0.21 | 6.3 MB
(((WINDOWS XP SUPPORTED ,, VISTA
UNSUPPORTED))) Wireless networking, or Wi-Fi is
expanding. Notebooks are coming with wireless connections build-in.
Families are buying more than one computer and using wireless routers
for networking. According to one survey 52% of households with
computers are using wireless to link them. Mostly because it is easier
than trying to run Ethernet wire through the walls and ceiling. For me
it is fear of my wife catching me drill holes in the wall.
Yet surveys
have shown over half of the people do not bother setting up any
security setting for it. For most it is because it is just to
cumbersome. For others they feel there is no need. “There is nothing on
it worth stealing.” Finally there are those who do not even know it is
available. A friend of mine just brought her son a notebook computer
and they setup a wireless network so both could use get Internet
connection. When I asked her if it was secure she said “I guess so,
why?”
I once saw a demo by Linksys at the Pasadena Computer User Group of how
to setup a wireless network. There were so many steps shown I’m sure
even after being shown how to do it, people were not going to bother. I
think I dozed off myself.
Wi-Fi defense from OTO Software just could not be easier. I put the CD
in, ran the install, set it up, and then thought “I wonder if I should
look at the instructions.” Actually there is no instructions other than
- put in the CD and start the installation. It is just so simple to
use, if you have any experience with computers you can probably figure
it out. The 802.11b wireless networking signal will typically go out
about 100 feet or more with no interference. You know those pesky walls
just keep getting in the way and shortening the distance it can go.
Well the manufacturers have an answer for that in the new devices that
are out. The signal on new 802.11g is suppose to be up to 300 feet. The
new 802.11n in prerelease by Belkin and others have a range of up to
400 feet.
I am using the new D-Link DWL-2100AP – Access Point, with the D-Link
DWL-G650 Cardbus Adapter. These are the new 802.11g AirPlusXtreemeG.™
Where my Belkin 80.211b access point could get me to the other side of
the house, this one pumps up the signal. I took my notebook in my car
and even parked across the street I could get a signal.
Wi-Fi defense scan finding a vistor on networkYou may have heard of
“war diving.” It is people driving around with laptops and antenna
devices looking for unsecured networks. In one test of driving around
in Las Vegas they found over 100 open networks in just a few minutes.
Some carry GPS units and mark them for upload to websites. Now, pair
that up with software such as Network Stumbler. It scans for networks
roughly every second and logs all the networks it runs into--including
the real SSIDs, the AP's MAC address, the best signal-to-noise ratio
encountered, and the time you crossed into the network's space. Most
war drives do it for kicks but some have more harmful intentions. It is
more than just sharing the bandwidth it will slow your performance.
What people may not understand is that if someone else starts using
your network to browse wherever they want on the Internet, it's going
to come back to your IP address. In one instance, a Los Angeles man
pleaded guilty to distributing pornography spam e-mails. He sent them
out using other people's Wi-Fi connections, which he accessed from
inside his car. In 2003, a man in Toronto was arrested for downloading
child pornography using other people's unsecured wireless networks.
Wi-Fi Scan of devices
Once Wi-Fi defense is installed it scans your network and presents to
you a list of devices (computers) and ask you if they are Friend, Foe,
or Unknown. It gives you their IP address, MAC address, Net Name, and
manufacturer. From that information you can figure out if they are
Friend or Foe to allow them on the network. If Unknown you certainly
don’t want them. If someone need tries to piggy-back onto your signal a
pop-up window will alert you and ask you if they are Friend, Foe, or
Unknown. It worked on both my 802.11g and b cards. If you find in the
future you want to change the classification of visitor (you were
mistaken, or they just ticked you off) you can edit the visitor or
delete them from the list.
Clicking on Wireless Security gives you options for Notification, that
will have it tell you when someone new is scanned on the network. The
Security tab lets you enable router security. Wi-Fi Defense is truly
just a scanning programwhich will tell you when someone is accessing
your network, until you enable the router security. I change my setting
for my main computerWi-Fi defense options menu from friend to foe. It
only change the color setting but, did not kick it off. If you are
using a wireless access point in conjunction with a router (two
separate pieces of equipment), make sure you put the address of your
access point into the Access Point Address field on the Network tab.
Once security is enabled if you need to add new visitors (friends) then
you can click on Add Friend To Network wizard.
You can run reports on visitors to see when they came on and how long
they were there. Network report shows the MAC address, when they were
first there and the amount of time on the network. Visitors will be
listed in one of two groups, either Connected or Not Connected. The
Vulnerability Report shows a chart of how many hours each day a foe was
detected on your network in the time period you select.



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