how can i see who is connected to my wireless router?

Question

I have the bt voyager 2091 and i would like know if you can see who is connected to the router. what software can i use?

Answer 1

1. Go to your routers internal web site - usually http://192.168.1.1, 0.1, or .2.1
2. Log in - the default password is usually "admin" (don't use quotes)
3. There should be a category you can click on like "mac addresses" "DHCP" or "connected users"
4. If you see more connected users than you have PCs in your houshold or office, then you have some freeloaders!
5. MAC addresses are the unique addresses burned into every piece of networking hardware ever made. You can find out the MAC address of a PC by going opening up a command prompt in Windows, and typing "ipconfig /all" and look for the physical address.
Do this on each system in your home and compare these with the MAC addresses listed by your router.

Answer 2

You should be able to use the ADMIN web interface on the 2091 and then look at the DHCP table. The DHCP table is the list of addresses that have been assigned by the router itself. It will should when the address was assigned, and what the MAC address is that coincides with the IP address. (DHCP addresses will be something like 192.168.x.x and there will be one for EVERY network device that is using the router on your home LAN)

Answer 3

There are many firewall that can tell you whether someone is connected to your wireless network or not. I saw that feature in PC-Cillin Internet Security once. So maybe you should try that out. I think Zone Alarm has that feature too. You can also disconnect them from your network and prevent them from connecting again.

Answer 4

You need to go into your config for you router (see docs that came with router) look for attached devices. There would be no point in looking in the network neighbourhood for computers if they are not on the same workgroup or domain.