hackers
How do I stop hackers from getting on my wifi without my passwords by hacking into it?
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Not a whole lot you can do besides having a strong WiFi Password. You could also enable MAC Filtering and only allow certain MAC Addresses (via the AP). The Firewalla Gold has a Quarantine function for new devices (Beta still I think) that would alert you to a new device. It defaults to block all traffic to and from all local networks.
The hacker would have to be within range of your wifi, so unless one of your neighbors are hacking you, you should be fine.
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The reality is that you cannot stop a determined hacker from getting onto your network. With enough time, anyone can steal enough packets out of the air to break your wireless password. What you can do is implement standard counter measures, and leverage the monitoring and notification capabilities of Firewalla to alert you of new devices on the network.
1. Ensure new device notifications are enabled
2. Ensure Device Quarantine (this will prevent the device from accessing the internet, but will not prevent it from connecting to your network.
3. Use a strong password combined with strong encrypted. (Password should be 20+ characters, and you should be using WPA2(AES) encryption.)
4. Consider utilizing MAC Address filtering on your wireless network to prevent un-authorized devices 'with' the password from connecting. (This is not fool proof, as you can simply spoof the mac address to match something that is allowed on the network.)If you think someone is already utilizing your network, change your wireless password immediately. This will get them off your network. And then remove any unknown devices from Firewalla so that you get the new device notifications again if one of those devices somehow reconnects.
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