Comments on: Securing the Linksys WRT54GL Wireless-G Router

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:47:31 +0000

No problem. It’s good to know that the tutorial helped you to secure your router.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:32:22 +0000

Thanks so much for this info. I’ve tried to do this on multiple occasions with no success, and finally this page helped me secure my wireless router. No more free internet for the neighbors!!! Thanks

By: Michelle

Michelle — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 01:14:35 +0000

Thank you Paul, I really appreciate you answering my request.
Michelle

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 23:48:47 +0000

Yes, you will need to modify the connection on both the laptops and printer to connect to your router once you secure the network connection. Regardless, you should secure your network to prevent any outside visitor from connecting.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 04:05:16 +0000

Can i do this even though my network is already set up and working properly. I have connected my printer to the router wirelessly and it works just fine on both a windows 7 laptop and a window xp laptop. But the network is unsecure and i’m pretty conserned about that. I want to be sure changing the security post installation will not inhibit either the laptop connections or the printer connections. i assume i need to alter the connection for both laptops and printer to have a passkey after setting up the security. Thank you so much for your assistance with this,

By: Chuck

Chuck — Fri, 14 May 2010 20:44:01 +0000

The default user id is admin

If your router has never been configured (besides the stock configuration) its usually
http://192.168.1.1
user: admin
pass: admin

By: Chuck

Chuck — Fri, 14 May 2010 20:41:45 +0000

If your linksys router is going back to an unsecured network, it is most likely caused by interference (in my experience) Try changing the broadcast channel on your router from 6 to something else, like 3, 9, 12, etc.

It is ideal to do a scan with something like Netstumbler, with it you will be able to identify the most heavily used channels and the least used is the most ideal.

By: Paul

Paul — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:07:38 +0000

The MAC address is tied to an individual piece of hardware. In your case it would be the network card that is installed in your computer. The address will change if you change the network card, otherwise, it will be the same if you change any other hardware component.

By: greg@sicherheit

greg@sicherheit — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:58:52 +0000

Does my mac adresse change if I upgrade my computer with some other hardware? For example change the graphic card?

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:51:46 +0000

Several times I had my Linksey router secured using the steps outlined but later it had unsecured on its own.
Can you tell me why it’s doing this?

By: chaunna

chaunna — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:10:32 +0000

Thanks so much for this walk through – the details were spot on and I quickly secured my connection. I’ve left it unsecured for months because I just didn’t want to tackle the techy stuff, but you made it extremely simple. THANKS!

By: Steven

Steven — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:00:37 +0000

Your information has really proven to be helpful. I really enjoy reading easy articles leading straight to the point.

Thanks allot.

By: dp

dp — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:51:55 +0000

Yesterday I was unable to connect to my network. Long story short I reset my router but when I go in to re-secure it I can not change it off of “disabled”. As soon as I change it to WPA it immediately goes back to disabled. What am I dong wrong?

By: gr

gr — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:55:15 +0000

Where would I find the user ID?

By: Jason P.

Jason P. — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:44:15 +0000

I have made a PDF avaliable on my website to help people secure there lynksys router

http://pc-breeze.selfip.com/files/HOW%20TO%20SETUP%20WI-FI%20ON%20LINKSYS.pdf

By: Roem

Roem — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 03:17:53 +0000

This web page is a bookmark staple for myself, and for helping friends secure their router.

Thanks so much for your thorough and concise explanation.

By: CMV045

CMV045 — Wed, 27 May 2009 10:41:18 +0000

Thanks very much for your article!
It’s very clear and simple to follow. It realy helped me.

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By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:06:18 +0000

You will probably need to reset your router back to factory defaults, and then resecure it.

By: Mahmoud

Mahmoud — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:05:55 +0000

Dear, i do forget my password for linksys ” WRT54GL” what i have to do

thanks

By: interrupt

interrupt — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 13:04:15 +0000

Regarding WPA-PSK: do not go for “easy to remember password”, since those are quite easy to crack. Changing “a” to “@” and “1″ to “!” does give you extra security, but it just prolongs the cracking time.

Go to random.org, generate a 63-character long password with uppercase, lowercase letters and digits. Then store it electronically somewhere (it’s always easier to copy-paste) and print it (using a font where you can tell a “zero” from “O”, “one” from “l”, etc.) – just in case. This is uncrackable using brute force password attacks, and since WPA is regarded safe as such, it should give you the comfort you seek.

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 02:37:46 +0000

I write most of my articles from experience, but do occasional research to flesh out the topic. My first PC was an 8088 4.77Mhz machine and I have been learning ever since.

I have a development background, so much of computers comes easy for me. Today I am more interested in digital photography, archiving, and blogging. Many of my most recent posts talk about one of these subjects.

By: Kudzai

Kudzai — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 21:20:03 +0000

Interesting information. How much research do you actually do Techy before publishing your articles? I’m amazed, they’re so deep and helpful…