Wifi hackers

I know this is a PS group but I figure PS users are pretty smart so I was wondering if anyone here was into WiFi? I want to secure my airport network better…can anyone help me protect Bind 53? I did a port scan with MacAnalysis and it told me that Port 53 was active and it was high risk, but it didn’t tell me how to fix it. I use Airport with a powerbook.
The reason I’m posting this here, is because it is the most active and helpful group I have found….Thanks for your help in advance.

I know this is a PS group but I figure PS users are pretty smart so I was wondering if anyone here was into WiFi? I want to secure my airport network better…can anyone help me protect Bind 53? I did a port scan with MacAnalysis and it told me that Port 53 was active and it was high risk, but it didn’t tell me how to fix it. I use Airport with a powerbook.
The reason I’m posting this here, is because it is the most active and helpful group I have found….Thanks for your help in advance.

I know this is a PS group but I figure PS users are pretty smart so I was wondering if anyone here was into WiFi? I want to secure my airport network better…can anyone help me protect Bind 53? I did a port scan with MacAnalysis and it told me that Port 53 was active and it was high risk, but it didn’t tell me how to fix it. I use Airport with a powerbook.
The reason I’m posting this here, is because it is the most active and helpful group I have found….Thanks for your help in advance.

"Randy Hills" wrote in message

I know this is a PS group but I figure PS users are pretty smart so I was wondering if anyone here was into WiFi? I want to secure my airport network better…can anyone help me protect Bind 53? I did a port scan with MacAnalysis and it told me that Port 53 was active and it was high risk, but it didn’t tell me how to fix it. I use Airport with a powerbook.
The reason I’m posting this here, is because it is the most active and helpful group I have found….Thanks for your help in advance.

Well, you certainly should have WEP enabled with the highest number of

that all your WiFi hardware can support. But WEP is not good enough on its own – it is relatively easy to crack just by capturing a few hours of encrypted traffic. I would strongly suggest a firewall on each machine – that is the only way to block ports – I am not a Mac man myself, so don’t know what is available and what is best, but I am sure that others will

you.

Are you using a wireless access point to link a wired network to the WiFi world? If so, check if it will allow you to limit access to specific MAC addresses – many will – and, if so, program in the MAC addresses of all

adaptors that you own – that should be pretty hard to crack – though even that can be spoofed…

Finally, consider setting up all the machines on a VPN (Virtual Private Network) assuming that all the operating systems in use will support a single, compatible VPN solution. This is probably your most secure single option – even if a hacker gets through the WEP and firewall, they will not be able to talk to any of your machines and VPN encryption can be set up

be a lot more secure than current WEP.

Martin