Wireless security issue

Is there a way to let people use your wireless connection without typing in your security password?

Sara

 

If your router has the ability to set up a guest network, yes. It basically creates a separate network that you can put a simple password on for friends to use that's completely separate from your main one. What make/model of router do you have?

 

If you have windows 7 you may be able to do this with a laptop or your computer if you have the correct wireless card or wireless adapter. So what wireless card is in you windows 7 laptop or adapter in your desktop etc.

 

I was visiting someone who said they did not have a router but could allow me to go online on my computer. I'm not sure what they did by I know they had to copy my MAC address on their computer. I was able to get on-line with an 'unsecured' connection. I don't think they had a router that I saw.

I'm just curious what they did to allow me internet access.

 

how create a security wall with wireless signals.

 

Sorry- I don't understand the question. Can you please rephrase it?

 

I was wondering what this person did? Did he set up a VPN between his computer and the other computers? I don't believe there was a router, but could be wrong. I was able to connect wirelessly to his network?

I don't understand how I was able to connect through a computer without a router?

One other point. His signal showed up in my list of available wireless connections. It was unsecured. He explained what he was doing, but I didn't understand. I felt uneasy about it.

 

He probably was filtering connection by MAC addresses. Simply, you enter the mac address of the device in the router settings to tell it to allow the device. That's not something i would do personally though.

See post below for why i wouldn't use MAC filtering alone. It's a bad idea to have the less secure network in the area, you're likely to be the first one to get his network hacked if you are in a highly populated area. Stick with a good password even if it's a pain to enter it for every new device that connects to your network.

 

I agree- it that was only MAC-based security, it was no security at all.

 

Possibly running ICS or another connection sharing product, hard to tell without having the principals involved.

 

Since I put 7 on my laptop I have been using it as an access point so my son and his girlfriend can hook up there book readers and cell phones to wifi. The router that I hook up to with wireless was not very user friendly for hooking up these devices.

 

how do I get a password for a guest account?