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Originally Posted by Efour
O K,
hangover has gone,
I set my router to only use the MAC from my wireless pci card, and from no other cards as far as im aware thats safe ?? If not then ill encrypt it.
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MAC & IP address filtering are pointless - all data packets sent WiFi contain these bits of information, so anyone who wants to, can 'sniff' the data packets, and then spoof these addresses. Encrypt using WPA-PSK AES if possible (this is effectively WPA2), or use WPA-PSK TKIP. Either way, use a non-dictionary passphrase; steer clear of irregular characters as some hardware may not manage them properly.
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Originally Posted by Efour
I dont think theres anyone else in my street/range that even uses wireless ofc, im not 100% sure but im semi confident its ok. They are mostly older couples no kids, no 1337 hack0rs
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Unless you use something like Kismet to determine who's broadcasting on WiFi, you can't know who's doing what, where.
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Originally Posted by Efour
Ive come over from ADSL, and im not exactly sure if i have set up my router correctly.
I set it up as DHCP,mixed mode wireless, tbh there isnt that much i can see on it that is worth changing. should i enter the MAC of my router in there somewhere? Has anyone written a guide how to set up ntl using a WRT54G?
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Change nothing, though unless you intend to use wireless-b hardware, switch the mode to g-only. Plug modem to router, then router to PC using CAT5 ethernet cable. Configure the encryption on the router AND PC, then remove the CAT 5 between the router and PC. Off you go...
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Originally Posted by Efour
the NTL street cab. is about 20 meters away from my house and i live about 2km from the telephone exchange, does that make any difference?
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None.
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Originally Posted by Efour
I noticed today when i switched on my PC a box appeared saying synching with server 12343/7039393 or something crazy.... is that these local cache things? As i say i have no real idea how DSL works compared to ADSL.
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Errr....
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Originally Posted by Efour
can i unistall this Broadband Medic utility its really getting on my nerves!
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Sure, get rid of it. Though it might be a better option when you need technical support than paying for the 0870 number call...
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Originally Posted by Efour
I think i may format the entire system and start from scratch and see if its anything on my end causing a problem.
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I missed what the problem was..?
IF i was just experiancing some weekend contention then, well, hmmm It may be ok but if its still a bit pear shaped after trying all these things. Oh deary me.
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