how to figure out what computers are connected to wrt54g?

[NleahciM]

Hi - is there any way to get a list of the computers that are connected to my WRT54G? I'm running the latest sveasoft firmware. Maybe is there some way to get a list of the mac addresses or something? Thanks!

 

[Roadraider]

Of course there is! Log into your router and go to Status & DHCP. It gives you a list of all computer names connected alongside their MAC addies.

 

[NleahciM]

Originally posted by: Roadraider
Of course there is! Log into your router and go to Status & DHCP. It gives you a list of all computer names connected alongside their MAC addies.

Heh I had looked there I just hadn't seen the wireless button.

Looks like somebody else has been using my connection.

Not anymore! Mac filtering > them

 

[0roo0roo]

no wep?

 

[InlineFive]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
no wep?

What he said. MAC filtering is next to useless because it lacks encryption so anyone could pick up your address'.

 

[NleahciM]

Originally posted by: PorBleemo

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
no wep?

What he said. MAC filtering is next to useless because it lacks encryption so anyone could pick up your address'.

Why would it be useless? Both of the two computers on the network are always on - so I don't see how anybody would be able to connect to the network...

Anyways yes I'll be enabling wep eventually - just haven't gotten around to figure it out.

 

[InlineFive]

Originally posted by: NleahciM

Originally posted by: PorBleemo

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
no wep?

What he said. MAC filtering is next to useless because it lacks encryption so anyone could pick up your address'.

Why would it be useless? Both of the two computers on the network are always on - so I don't see how anybody would be able to connect to the network...

Anyways yes I'll be enabling wep eventually - just haven't gotten around to figure it out.

Well if they are wireless they need to send their MAC address to the router for authentication. However that traffic is unencrypted (to the best of my knowledge) so it could be easily intercepted and used.

As for WEP all you do is type a key of "asjhakjshdkajshd" on your router and put the same key in your client and all should work. Easy as pie. 🙂 But if all of your hardware is 802.11g use WPA-TKIP instead.

 

[NleahciM]

Originally posted by: PorBleemo

Originally posted by: NleahciM

Originally posted by: PorBleemo

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
no wep?

What he said. MAC filtering is next to useless because it lacks encryption so anyone could pick up your address'.

Why would it be useless? Both of the two computers on the network are always on - so I don't see how anybody would be able to connect to the network...

Anyways yes I'll be enabling wep eventually - just haven't gotten around to figure it out.

Well if they are wireless they need to send their MAC address to the router for authentication. However that traffic is unencrypted (to the best of my knowledge) so it could be easily intercepted and used.

As for WEP all you do is type a key of "asjhakjshdkajshd" on your router and put the same key in your client and all should work. Easy as pie. 🙂 But if all of your hardware is 802.11g use WPA-TKIP instead.

One of us has a G card (Dell Truemobile 1400) and the other has a B card (Orinoco Gold) - What should we do? And where do you enter in this key? The system with the G card is running XP SP2 and the other system is running either XP original or XP SP1.

 

[gpgofast]

You start by entering the router wireless security settings. In the router, "Security Mode" should be turned on(WEP, WPA Preshared Key, WPA radius, etc...whatever form of encryption you decide to use)- I use WPA Pre-Shared Key. If you are having problems with WPA, WEP will work with the B setup if you don't have all the windows updates on the other machine. Then I select "WPA Algorithms" "TKIP", enter the shared key(63 characters "I think", I had windows generate it for me ) and select "save settings".

Then go power on your wireless device, scan for networks and select yours. It should "ASK" for the key. With the WPA-TKIP being so long, I actually put it in a notepad document and transfered it with a USB key to each computer, copied and pasted it into the windows prompt box. After entering the key, XP should do it's little thing, connect, aquire a network address and you have connection. Wireless networking is probably THE reason to upgrade to SP2 in my opinon. It works very well. I was using Intel's Proset Utility that came with my Centrino notebook to connect until I loaded SP2 onto my laptop and I no longer use it, I let windows handle all my wireless conections and it works great.

I use WPA encryption, MAC address filtering and limit the number of IP address that my router can use to try and limit hacking and I don't live in a densely populated area. No encryption is kind of risky.

Also, you did change the default password on your router didn't you?

 

[martind1]

Originally posted by: Roadraider
Of course there is! Log into your router and go to Status & DHCP. It gives you a list of all computer names connected alongside their MAC addies.

does this only give you the computers connected and using the dhcp?

Not sure if thats the case, because what about static iping?

 

[InlineFive]

Originally posted by: martind1

Originally posted by: Roadraider
Of course there is! Log into your router and go to Status & DHCP. It gives you a list of all computer names connected alongside their MAC addies.

does this only give you the computers connected and using the dhcp?

Not sure if thats the case, because what about static iping?

As far as my experiences it will show connected wireless clients but not when they are disconnected (it will do this with wired). If you want to see what clients are wireless click on the Wireless status tab.

-Por