how to check whether my wifi is password protected and secured?

[Sushubh]

well i guess they detect the signal and show it unlike XP and other operating systems. macbook at my place does not show my wireless network which is hidden. here is a snapshot from windows 7 which shows the hidden network:



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https://broadband.forum/technology-and-views/50037-impossible-hide-wireless-network/ i actually discussed it here on this forum when i first found that

 

[pudu123]

The SSID is not being shown which makes life complicated for hackers atleast.:huh:btw, Juno? Great Movie! If you like quirky movies like that, I highly recommend '500 Days of Summer'. Best Romantic(? sort of) movie of the year IMO.

 

[Sushubh]

i bet there are enough tools out there which are able to detect wireless signals whether they are hidden or not. hell we have tee-shirts with Wi-Fi signal detectors.

 

[dupree]

so is it better to hide ssid or instead of hiding make a strong password which is impossible to crack?but i see many wifi cracking apps on torrent sites.

 

[Sushubh]

well i guess the best solution is to stop being cynical. use stronger encryption. use stronger password. change password regularly. monitor unusual usage. i see at least 5 networks at my place here. 3 of them are from my own home. it's really a pain for me to ensure the security of all of these connections.

 

[ranjitbhar]

if you want the most secure Wifi setup for a home network use WPA2 + AES (dont use AES+TKIP) do note but WPA2 is not supported with some old hardware so you might be out of luck.On the password foront choose atleast a 8 - 10 character password and most imp don't use silly easy to guess passwords / dictionary words your password should contains numbers and some special characters and that should make it very very secure.