What are the ways that I can test and improve the security of my network?

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Published on 2010-03-24T19:54:33Z Indexed on 2010/03/24 20:03 UTC
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I have a wlan setup with that my neighbors can probably access if they're knowledgable enough. My setup includes wireless authentication using WPA/WPA2 mixedmode, WPA-PSK pre-shared key, and enforced MAC filtering.

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