I just replaced a very aging router that went in a power outage. The
new one is great.
When I go to connect to the wireless network, I am shown several
wireless networks that I assume are my neighbors. Just for giggles I
clicked on one and it set this network required a password. Mine
doesn't.
Now that i go through my log, I see that other computers have jumped
onto my router via wireless. I have a belkin wireless g router. How do
I put a password requirement on my router ? or = how do I keep others
off my wireless connection?

thanks!

Click on start run, type in cmd, hit enter. You'll have a DOS screen type
in IPCONFIG hit enter, look for you default gateway, it is usally set to
192.168.1.1, then go to IE go to http://192.168.1.1 or https://192.168.1.1
it should ask for use name/password, try admin/admin and then you should be
good to go.



"MizzGail" <mizzgail@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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"MizzGail" <mizzgail@hotmail.com> wrote in news:1127869397.966755.175350
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There you have some basics.

http://netsecurity.about.com/cs/wire...aa112203_2.htm

Also, if the router has MAC filtering (each wireless card has an unique
MAC), then you can filter out other wireless card MAC's from accessing
your network -- only allow your wireless card on your computer to access
your network by giving its MAC in the router's ADMIN screen for MAC
access, if your router has that feature.

Duane

I'm confused. how does logging in as admin help me set a password on my
network? I looked through the router software when I tip into the
router, but I don't see a password setting.....

Yes.. it allows the mac address security, but I have friends who come
over, I don't want to have to add all the MAC addresses... (although it
looks like I might have to) I'm looking for a way to just set a
password...
so like when you see the available wireless networks, you click on mine
and it requires a password to connect....

Thanks!

In article <1127903447.014390.94760@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups. com>,
MizzGail <mizzgail@hotmail.com> wrote:

Right.
I thoguht someone already got you started that direction.

What you are looking for might also be called LEAP or WEP service; it's
a security feature which does exactly what you are asking for.

Someone else asked about logging in as admin because you won't have the
option to set a password as any other user.

Did the router come with a CD to help with setup? That's what the maker
wanted you to use, and one of the questions in the setup process would
be about making it secure or not. As I wrote before, it might be
labelled as LEAP or WEP.

Mitch wrote:

Well, I'm at work at the moment, but I'm sure it came with a CD. I am
not sure if I used it, I think I just hooked it up and went into the
router via my IE.
I have been reading the manual, but its kinda confusing.
I'll play with this tonite with first the password thing (it does not
ask me for a password but it says I can set one to get to the settings,
perhaps this will lock down the network)
If that doesn't work I'll try the MAC addresses.
I also read in that link above about turning off the broadcast. I
guess I can do this while its just us and turn it back on when friends
come over so they can find the network.
I'lllet ya all know how I make out, my family will be real annoyed if I
kill the network, they will actually have to talk to eachother!!
(LOL)

thank you all for the input. =:0)

Gail

Exactly what Mitch said you need to set up WEP security. With that WEP key
(password) they will be able to log on. I discovered the same thing the
other day, a neighbors network appeared and his was secured and mine wasn't.
Now it is.

"Mitch" <mitch@hawaii.rr> wrote in message
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On 28 Sep 2005 04:37:44 -0700, MizzGail wrote:

Go with the MAC address list.

You still haven't said what make/model. If requires it makes looking at
the online manual much easier.

WPA-PSK is better security.

Do both.

Leave it off, you only need to tell them the SSID.

A very handy utility is http://www.netswitcher.com/ , plus the beta
module (which I haven't tried yet) for wireless networking profile
switching.

Me

"MizzGail" <mizzgail@hotmail.com> wrote in news:1127903447.014390.94760
@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com:

Convenience as opposed to security, the choice is yours to make?

Duane

Ok. I found how to enable the wpa and got it setup with a password...
it worked for a few hours. Then it dropped my laptop connection and I
could not get reconnected at all without disabling the security.

I tried removing the default "auto connect" in my wireless connections
on the laptop, and it would see my router, but not connect with the
wpa.

ipconfig showed no hung ip address....

HMMMMMM......

Oh.. and its a belkin something or other.. if the model number makes a
differnce i'll look at it on the hardware. my book doesnt have a model
number on it... :0\ strange

"MizzGail" <mizzgail@hotmail.com> wrote in news:1128361891.161626.257350
@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com:

What can I say? Wireless can be flaky at times. What I did to circumvent
a lot of issues with my wireless connection when I was using wireless was
install the card's driver and configured the card using the O/S's Device
Manager. I stopped using the card's utility to configure it or show
signal strength which all can be done through the O/S. I did it for Win
2K and XP and on XP I disabled the Wireless Zero Configuration Service
that made the computer roam trying to connect to other networks in the
area. When I did that, the wireless connection became as solid as a rock.

You might want to get on the phone with Belkin and see if they can help.

Duane

Duane Arnold wrote:

Well, I might have to go the mac address route. My main laptop that I
use is a work laptop and its pretty locked down. No admin rights. I
talked to the desktop tech today and he said that there are known
issues with the wpa connection using a password. They've had other
people at work mention the same issues.