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Build a LAN with a WNDR3400v2
I'm trying to make a wifi LAN with 4 devices for sharing. I don't need full time internet as it's a metered connection and I want to keep data usage down to a minimum. (It seems I need the internet c...
FredReed wrote:
I forgot to mention this, I read about and watched a demonstration on "Pixiedust".
I'm not sure if it was a "brute force" attack over the internet or over the wifi signal.
Do you know? I'm sure there are newer ones since then too.
These attacks are to break into wifi. Your router is not vulnerable to Pixie Dust. I haven't seen anything specific on WPS brute force attacks. But if you simply disable WPS on your router, you won't be vulnerable to this whole class of attacks.
Passphrases (and pins) can always be attacked by brute-force (which amounts to trying all possible passphrases). There are ways to slow these attacks down - for instance, if the router is slow to respond after a couple of failed connection attempts, then the brute-force attack will take a lot longer. Even a small delay is enough to make these attacks useless (because there are so many passphrases to try).
If you are worried about this particular threat, you can reduce the risk by turning your router's wifi off when you aren't using it, and by changing the passphrase from time to time. In general, longer passphrases will be harder to discover by brute force guessing.
Interesting concept. Didn't know there was a "backfeed". I wasn't planning on a.private simply because all of them are locked here. I've read about a method to "crack" wifi locks. Not sure if it's acceptable though. I'll keep you posted.
We are trying to reinvent the wheel netgear has a travel extender router here is the link http://www.netgear.com/home/products/networking/wifi-routers/PR2000.aspx#tab-techspecs this may be the answer a simple plug in devices with a internet lan port and just a lan port 10/100 mb.
William10a wrote:
We are trying to reinvent the wheel netgear has a travel extender router here is the link http://www.netgear.com/home/products/networking/wifi-routers/PR2000.aspx#tab-techspecs this may be the answer a simple plug in devices with a internet lan port and just a lan port 10/100 mb.
I agree, a WISP travel router would be able to bridge the connection from the WiFi hotspot, and could also allow local connections between the various devices (wifi or wired). If there is more than one LAN device you'd add an inexpensive ethernet switch. The devices should be able to connect with each other even if the S4 hotspot is off.