Can my neighbor who bought a second-hand laptop, and has no internet account, hack into my wireless broadband connection & surf web?
Therefore is there no way to trace & identify this person?
How would you identify him?
What identifying particulars would there be (if no sale receipt or internet account with his detail anywhere)?
Any suggestions?
2006-08-01 13:48:48 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
the ONLY information you could gain without alot of hard work would be his computers name, and the MAC address of his computer's network card.
log into the admin screen of your wireless router/hub and see what the logs reveal about the computers which have been connected to the network.
then lock your router by enabling WPA and/or MAC address filtering to include only your computers - this will stop any unauthorised computers from connecting to your router.
2006-08-01 13:57:01 · answer #1 · answered by piquet 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If your network is not secure ie not encrypted and no mac filtering than you can't really complain.
That being said you can find out who he is, but it would take more knowledge than the average user has.
If you really don't want them using you wireless encrypt it with WPA and MAC address filtering, or only turn the wifi on when you need it. Also if you see strange ip's listed on the network you will know that someone is there.
Depending on your neighbors tech knowledge you may not be able to keep them out without going to all hardwired.
I for one wouldn't mind a neighbor sharing as long as they ask, I am pay enough for the service and I like my neighbors.
2006-08-01 21:02:02 · answer #2 · answered by Adam Z 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, when he is connected to your system, you'd be able to see his MAC address in your router (that's the serial number on his wireless interface) in the ARP table.
But a better solution is to lock him out. Turn on WEP authentication with a long key, and turn on MAC address filtering (and filter out all MAC addresses but the one on your computers).
2006-08-01 20:54:57 · answer #3 · answered by cliffinutah 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should lock down your wireless router so he can't use it. If you do not, anyone within a certain distance can use it.
2006-08-01 20:56:22 · answer #4 · answered by Glenn N 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
are you sure your neighbor is stealing your bandwidth? try changing the encryption you are using for your wireless router.
2006-08-01 20:58:39 · answer #5 · answered by medic391 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to secure your wi-fi if you think someone is using it without your permission.
2006-08-01 21:02:49 · answer #6 · answered by SCHSFAN 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋