Hello, I am a newbie here. i tried to search but got so many results for everything on this forum as one, could not just search the dns section.
I had a dir -655 and just got the dns-323..
my dir-655 is wpa2 secure etc.. so if i hook up the NAS to the router the only way someone can access this if they have my wireless?
if i was using unsecured wireless does that mean anyone could accesss the hard drive?
In the order, these "security" can be cracked : WEP (in less than 2 min), WPA, WPA2. So anyone who get inside you're network can see what's inside the network (computer, based computer device like Wifi PDA, NAS, PlayStation, Wii,...).
If you leave the "default" config of you're NAS, that mean you're NAS are not protected with password and username (to access the DATA). So you need, at least, configure this security. At least :
create a username and password in all computer (username = George, password = 123george), and MAP a network drive to you're NAS (this username and password must the the same on the NAS).
Of course, bigger and better are the username and password, more difficult it will be for a user to crack it. But at least, having one short username and password is better than nothing.
Also, if you are located in a house, where the nearest house are 300 meters from your, and when you are walking 10 meter away from you're house with a laptop are the maximum distance you can reach before loosing the signal, you're "security" reside on the distance here .... But if you're network are in an appartment... all neigbord can be a potential "hacker" ....
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