Who Swaps Their Winter Duvet For A...
ChatterBank1 min ago
Is someone hacking into my wireless network?
25 Answers
Hi all,
I've just bought myself a wireless router. I've set it up using WPA encryption and everything seems to be working fine. However, when I look in my router's setup there are three computers that have been allocated IP addresses � two of which are my two computers but the third is one I don't recognise! Does anyone know of any software that will allow me to scan the wireless network to see if anyone is trying to connect to it who shouldn't be? Any advice would be appreciated.
I've just bought myself a wireless router. I've set it up using WPA encryption and everything seems to be working fine. However, when I look in my router's setup there are three computers that have been allocated IP addresses � two of which are my two computers but the third is one I don't recognise! Does anyone know of any software that will allow me to scan the wireless network to see if anyone is trying to connect to it who shouldn't be? Any advice would be appreciated.
Answers
Best Answer
No best answer has yet been selected by birdie1971. Once a best answer has been selected, it will be shown here.
For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.
Hacking in to to an encrypted broadband connection can be done but is a lot of hassle especially as there are a lot of unsecured ones out there.
You sound like your on the ball though, why not change the SSID and then disable it from being broadcast, enable MAC locking for the wireless equipment that you have and as an extra precaution change the password on your router as well.
Thats should be more then enough to encourage someone to look elsewhere for easier pickings.
You sound like your on the ball though, why not change the SSID and then disable it from being broadcast, enable MAC locking for the wireless equipment that you have and as an extra precaution change the password on your router as well.
Thats should be more then enough to encourage someone to look elsewhere for easier pickings.
'Hacking in to to an encrypted broadband connection can be done but is a lot of hassle'
That's not actually true, a computer with packet sniffing software (freely available online) can be left to work out a given wireless network's password in less than 36 hours and requires no effort from the user. This software shows the weakness of the 802.11 architecture.
The best way to protect your network is to use an MAC address access list.
That's not actually true, a computer with packet sniffing software (freely available online) can be left to work out a given wireless network's password in less than 36 hours and requires no effort from the user. This software shows the weakness of the 802.11 architecture.
The best way to protect your network is to use an MAC address access list.
I said 'the best way' which isn't entirely true. A mixture of methods is best, like khana said it's best just to put in all the security measures you can to encourage them to look elsewhere.
If you try the methods people have posted here and still feel someone is using your connection you could always put your wireless access point into a DMZ, and have your wireless stations tunnel into the network using a VPN. Probably not worth the effort though ?
If you try the methods people have posted here and still feel someone is using your connection you could always put your wireless access point into a DMZ, and have your wireless stations tunnel into the network using a VPN. Probably not worth the effort though ?
Related Questions
Sorry, we can't find any related questions. Try using the search bar at the top of the page to search for some keywords, or choose a topic and submit your own question.