what would be the signs that someone else was using my broadband connection?

Question

sometimes when i give the command to switch off i get a pop up saying that other people are logged on to this computer and may lose work if i turn off the computer. the pc is a wifi laptop - i do not have a desk top pc now.

Answer 1

That error message has nothing to do with your internet connection. It's a Windows warning.

Windows is confused. Just log off anyway.

Answer 2

If you want to check go to the configuration log in for the router. In dhcp it will show the addresses active. There should be 1 per dhcp enabled machine. If there are more than your machines listed, you have a pirate connection. The message you are seeing is actually related to the fact that the other machines on you network are still attached to your drives or printers. This is normal. If you are worried I assume you have not encrypted your connection. You must do this for your own protection.

Answer 3

Use an Internet Security Suite like PC Cillin Internet Security 2007 it has a built in program that you can configure to protect your wireless connection and it will notify you if someone other than the PC's you allow are trying to access your connenction and you can block them, if you not wireless than you don't have to worry about it.Also if you are wireless and you have not set up your router to be secure with a password for your connection do so and you won't have any worries

Answer 4

the broadband can still be used even when you switch off the computer try to set the security on your wireless connection that will stop your broadband from being raped every night.

Answer 5

Do you log into the PC with a sign on and maybe other members of your family do as well? if so it just means you are going to log off anybody who has signed into your pc

Answer 6

Your internet would be slower than normal, etc. My router, at least, tells me everyone who's on the network.