how can i check to see if someone is using my intraweb?

[imported_Mike]

My home page all of the sudden changed, and other odd things, any ez way to check to see if someone has been using my connection? Obviously for the future in need to encript my wireless router...stupid me.

 

[dighn]

intarweb?

 

[imported_Mike]

Originally posted by: dighn
intarweb?

internet....

 

[Zim Hosein]

CheapArse, change your SSID & enable WEP ASAP!

 

[dartworth]

change you password on the router too...so many people leave the SSID and pass at default.

 

[DaWhim]

what is SSID? and what does it do?

 

[dartworth]

Originally posted by: DaWhim
what is SSID? and what does it do?

Short for service set identifier, a 32-character unique identifier attached to the header of packets sent over a WLAN that acts as a password when a mobile device tries to connect to the BSS. The SSID differentiates one WLAN from another, so all access points and all devices attempting to connect to a specific WLAN must use the same SSID. A device will not be permitted to join the BSS unless it can provide the unique SSID. Because an SSID can be sniffed in plain text from a packet it does not supply any security to the network.
An SSID is also referred to as a network name because essentially it is a name that identifies a wireless network.

 

[imported_Mike]

Originally posted by: jfano

Originally posted by: DaWhim
what is SSID? and what does it do?

Short for service set identifier, a 32-character unique identifier attached to the header of packets sent over a WLAN that acts as a password when a mobile device tries to connect to the BSS. The SSID differentiates one WLAN from another, so all access points and all devices attempting to connect to a specific WLAN must use the same SSID. A device will not be permitted to join the BSS unless it can provide the unique SSID. Because an SSID can be sniffed in plain text from a packet it does not supply any security to the network.
An SSID is also referred to as a network name because essentially it is a name that identifies a wireless network.

do i find the SSID in the router settings?

EDIT: found it

 

[imported_Mike]

whats this "Open Key" / "Share Key" business on the WEP? and what strength should i have it at? 64 or 128 bit?

 

[DaWhim]

thanks....I have to set up my router right too. mac address filter doesn't seem to work. I don't know. everything is factuory default right now...damn. no time to set it up as I am using wireless. if I do something wrong, I will have to bother my roommate.

 

[dartworth]

For your home system, I really don't see the need for more than mac filtering...unless someone really wants to get into you box. If they can't get in within a minute or two, they just move on to the chump with everything on default.

 

[numark]

Originally posted by: jfano
For your home system, I really don't see the need for more than mac filtering...unless someone really wants to get into you box. If they can't get in within a minute or two, they just move on to the chump with everything on default.

Well, I'd still recommend WEP for home networks as well. It may not be as secure as originally thought, but it still serves as a deterrent in case your signal "bleeds" into someone else's home/building. Most people are not willing to go to great lengths to brute force a 128-bit key, especially if the router prevents weak IVs from being used. MAC filtering, on the other hand, can be defeated easily with a little bit of work that would be easier for anyone to do if they had the right tools.

EDIT: Wait a minute...if your home page changed, it wouldn't be a simple case of someone using your Internet connection. Obviously they would have had to get access to your individual computer, which is a much more serious issue. Almost sounds more like a Trojan horse style attack rather than someone accessing your wireless router.