People here were saying that password that you set up for your wireless router will not keep others from?

Question

The password will not keep others from using your wireless connection, it will only prevents people from going into your configuration page.

Really?

I don't know. Normally when my friends come over, and they bring their laptops to use at my house, I need to tell them the password before they can get connected. So, I'd say the password keeps people from using my internet connection.

Can someone please explain?

Answer 1

It depends on the set up. At my job there is a wireless network that anyone can join without a password. At home my router is set up with a firewall and ip address blocker where even if you can see my router on your computer you can't access it even if you had the password. I got locked out of my own network a few weeks ago and I had the password.

Answer 2

use WPSK 2 no longer the rest use MAC filtering turn of UPnP purely enable those IP tackle which you recognize are the structures on your place/ on your community , pc's wii, 360 etc use a mix of numbers letters decrease and uper case you will get a key gen online you will then could desire to function the foremost to all the structures on your community so suitable it down asign a PASWORD and a USERNAME to the router DON no longer use the default settings that's purely the start goolge router protection for extra configurations x

Answer 3

Depends on how you have the router configured and the router. Some routers you have to configure new users into it, others just let people hack into your connection. Read your documentation about how yours handles it.

Answer 4

There are two different issues that you are referring to.

1 - Securing your router settings

2 - Securing your network

You seem to have secured both which is great.

Have a read here to learn more
Setting Up a Secure Wireless Network
http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/tutorials/article.php/2233511
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