I have found that my neighbour is getting free wi fi using my wireless
router.
How do I put a password on my system to stop it

"Andy Mann" <tom@tom_tom.com> wrote in message
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Or maybe post the *model* here? Without knowing that, it would be kind of
hard to say, wouldn't it?

On "Andy Mann" <tom@tom_tom.com> wrote:

|>I have found that my neighbour is getting free wi fi using my wireless
|>router.
|>How do I put a password on my system to stop it
|>

LOL, the jerk told you?

In your browser type in 192.168.0.1
edit your password, or just turn off your wifi from there

If 192.xxx doesn't work, in a dos window type in: netstat -r your
number is the first one under Gateway.
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<Pennywise@DerryMaine.Gov> wrote in message
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around in the router settings. In addition to setting a password, he needs
to 1) set up encrytion keys and/or 2) restrict access to specific MAC
addresses. I did both.

Andy Mann wrote:
(and maybe WPA depending on how old your router is). Depending on how
computer savvy your neighbor is, WEP alone may keep him out but it can
be cracked in a matter of minutes by someone that knows what they are doing.

Here is an excellent article about wi-fi security:

http://www.windowssecrets.com/comp/050526/#story1

Hopefully you don't have to have a Windows Secrets account to view it.
If they ask you to log in, IMHO it is well worth it to sign up. Brian
Livingston's biweekly columns are easy to read and full of helpful
information and you can't beat the price (free) or their privacy policy.

Toolman Tim wrote:
and MAC filtering, you are only keeping out the most casual of users.
Anybody with a wireless card that knows how to read and has a little bit
of time to learn a few tricks can break into your system in a matter of
minutes.

You may want to read "The Six Dumbest Ways to Secure a Wireless LAN" at:

http://blogs.zdnet.com/Ou/index.php?p=43

"FML" <NoSpamForMe@Invalid.xxx> wrote in message
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to the fence posts, much less far enough out for someone to steal Internet
bandwidth. (I don't have WPA on my old-dog laptop.)

But that doesn't seem to be the case for the OP. However, I seriously doubt
his neighbor is going to learn how to crack his WEP. If his has WPA, that's
even better.

Toolman Tim wrote:
closest neighbor is 1/4 mile away. I don't even have WEP enabled on
mine. If somebody wants to come all the way out here and try to get
close enough to my house (after dealing with an electric gate and a pack
of very rambunctious doggies), they can go ahead and piggy back onto my
wifi.

At the office, it is another story altogether. Full blown WPA2 there.

"FML" <NoSpamForMe@Invalid.xxx> wrote in message
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bad (significant electrical interference from milling equipment, and metal
siding on all the buildings - we'd have to go with antennae towers and good
line-of-sight) and cost vs. advantage. To get wi-fi to the outer limits of
our plant offices would cost significantly higher than normal because of the
environment, and wouldn't improve productivity enough to justify it.

Andy Mann wrote:

You cannot put a psw on it.

If the router has a MAC blocking feature, then enable it to block other
wireless machines from using your network but the ones you want.

http://compnetworking.about.com/od/w...fisecurity.htm

Duane

Toolman Tim wrote:
Headquarters" are in less than 2,500 sqft of office space, LOL.
The only hardwire is to the servers, everything else is wifi. Works well
for our little space.

"FML" <NoSpamForMe@Invalid.xxx> wrote in message
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security.

When I started in the office at our plant, we were Arcnet (coax) and I think
it wasn't even star topology. I was always having to replace cards in the
286/386 systems, and repair coax connections. It didn't take me long to get
them to switch to CAT3 10-baseT ethernet. And only two or three years after
that we went to CAT5. Now, our three primary servers have gigabit
capabilities, but my switches and fiberoptics between them would all have to
be replaced, and the wiring in one complex isn't up to spec for it either. I
bet in the next year or so the boss will let me contract someone to replace
the CAT5 infrastructure. Now that I'm a few years older, I don't want to do
the wiring again myself <g>

why not disable broadcast sid, who needs a manual?

"Toolman Tim" <no.spam.for.tcm@my.email.is.invalid> wrote in message
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Well, he'd need a manual (or Internet search, etc.) to know *how* to do
that. Plus, since the neighbor in question already knows the SID, that
probably isn't going to stop him either.

"doS" <hibitr8@hotremovethismail.com> wrote in message
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Better yet have a little fun with him. Set up access time limits and watch
the look on his face when it turns off.

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"Toolman Tim" <no.spam.for.tcm@my.email.is.invalid> wrote in message
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Or maybe disable DNS and route all his traffic to some awful porn site <g>

"pcbutts1" <pcbutts1@thisoldtreehouse.com> wrote in message
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Toolman Tim wrote:
that. I just found out last week that Verizon is about two blocks from
my office with their "Fiber to the Premises" buildout here in the Dallas
area. I am going to look into that. From what I've seen so far, looks
like I'll be able to triple my speed for about half the price of my
current pipe. May have to chuck the whole wifi thing and go with "Fiber
to the Desktop". It has been a very good year (knock on wood) and I need
to invest some profits back into the business or my taxes are going to
eat me alive. I'd rather upgrade the office to full blown fiber than
give it to Uncle Sam.

<snip>

The comm company putting it in has already contacted us, but we'd have to
pay several grand to get that extra mile put in. So it's not in the works
for us...at least not for now. Since our business uses the 'net rather
lightly, (40 some email addresses, limited access to the web for most
users), we can't justify the upgrade.

Toolman Tim wrote:
this Verizon thing. They bring the fiber to your premises for "free".
I'd have to upgrade practically everything inside the office and buy
their services (which is cheaper than the fractional T1 that I'm on
now). We are smaller than you but we support a lot of our clients via
VPN so we need a fat pipeline. Plus, since I'm the owner and I am a
total geek our IT budget is very generous.

"FML" <NoSpamForMe@Invalid.xxx> wrote in message
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I think 3gb or something. We looked a a fractional T1, but it's like
everything else out here in the sticks - either not available or way too
much $$. And while my bosses like their toys, they are not inclined to spend
much cash on toys for the rest of us <g>