Is there SOFTWARE that lets you VIEW people connected to your WiFi Network??

[DarkFudge2000]

sorry if thats a stupid post but i was curious if there is some sort of software that lets you view if someone connects to your wireless connection and gives you some stats of their activity or something real basic

Im paranoid and dont have my wireless network broadcasted but it still shows up for anyone who searches it as an "ubroadcasted network!" so Im worried they could still simply hack in

any ideas or tips?

 

[Umberger]

the only thing i can think of is that some routers will give a list of the DHCP addresses they have leased out. mine shows the computer name next to its IP address in the router setup page. other than that, i have never heard of any software that will let you see who else is connected to a network.

 

[imported_Kensai]

Check the logs.

 

[d2arcturus]

Just put a password or display a very offending and vulgar message when you connect to scare them off.

 

[jdogg707]

A good hardware firewall should prevent 99.9% of the attacks that you would find on a personal wireless network.

 

[Looney]

A firewall won't help anything if somebody is 'hacking' into the WIFI network itself. If you're not using any wireless connections at all, just stick the router to an IP filter. An IP filter can only be compromised by spoofing an IP address that's already on the list... and since you won't have any, then there's nothing for them to spoof.

 

[DarkFudge2000]

thanks for the replies...My logs are a good idea but I simply dont know how to read them and what they mean. I see tonight alone I have a list thats about 20 lines long but i think that was all me when I was logged into my router's settings and configuring stuff


any more ideas


someone said putting up a very nasty/scary message to scare people who log onto my wireless network.....how and where can I do that???? I like that idea!

 

[mechBgon]

Have you changed your router/AP's password to something strong (your AT username would work) and enabled encryption? What types of encryption does it offer?

 

[mechBgon]

BTW I've never had occasion to try this, but... free online WiFi Security Scan

 

[akugami]

You're never going to be able to keep out the good hackers from your wireless router. What you are trying to do is keep out the friggin script kiddies. Enable WEP 128bit encryption and password protect your network. If you're feeling much more paranoid, obtian the MAC addresses for all computers that access your wireless network and set the router so you can only access the network from those addresses. Those two things alone will guarantee that any casual person trying to get into your network will fail. Keep in mind determined and "pro" hackers will still be able to get in with a little time.

 

[T9D]

I'm just worried about people stealing all my bandwidth. How can you stop people from doing that if the person next door decides to hook up a wireless card and catches my signal?

 

[Yanagi]

If you follow the suggestions above that should be more than enough. Usuallly a simple password protection or encryption would work

 

[PokerGuy]

WEP encryption has been shown to be pretty much worthless (broken in 3 minutes using regular off-the-shelf stuff in a demonstration), but if you enable WPA encryption on your wireless network, you should pretty much be safe from even the moderately savy hacker. Always keep an eye on your logs on your router to see if someone's trying something or if some other PC is connected to your network that shouldn't be.

 

[Vegito]

you can just get an ip scanner, if they connect, it'll show up on ur subnet, some of the ip scanner and dynamically shows each new connection..

 

[ShadowBlade]

what router do you have?
99% of the time you can just type 192.168.0.1 in your browser and you can veiw the logs of the dhcp adresses it leased
i.e. 192.168.0.102 to COMPUTER_NAME

 

[CreativeTom]

Damn, I was hoping someone would know the name of this software I was demonstrated once. I wish I could remember the name, it's exactly what you are looking for. I am going to see if I can find it online and post back again.

 

[JackBurton]

Originally posted by: PokerGuy
WEP encryption has been shown to be pretty much worthless (broken in 3 minutes using regular off-the-shelf stuff in a demonstration), but if you enable WPA encryption on your wireless network, you should pretty much be safe from even the moderately savy hacker. Always keep an eye on your logs on your router to see if someone's trying something or if some other PC is connected to your network that shouldn't be.

And if that's not enough, you can always enable WPA2.

 

[Quasmo]

You dont broadcast your SSID? I cant get mine to work withouth that. How do you do that?

 

[Pabster]

Not broadcasting your SSID is stupid. It is a worthless security measure. Any decent sniffer will find it regardless.

All of the techniques mentioned thus far are rather mundane and will only stop the most novice wireless hackers. Anyone with a smidget of knowledge can easily get around them.

WEP is ineffective and can be cracked in minutes. MAC-based filtering is worthless, since it is incredibly easy to spoof a MAC address.

WPA2 will be your best bet but not much supports it right now.

 

[BionicSniper]

hell my wireless network wont penetrate the walls of my house (the aluminum siding or something)

 

[RaynorWolfcastle]

Originally posted by: Pabster
Not broadcasting your SSID is stupid. It is a worthless security measure. Any decent sniffer will find it regardless.

All of the techniques mentioned thus far are rather mundane and will only stop the most novice wireless hackers. Anyone with a smidget of knowledge can easily get around them.

WEP is ineffective and can be cracked in minutes. MAC-based filtering is worthless, since it is incredibly easy to spoof a MAC address.

WPA2 will be your best bet but not much supports it right now.

You're missing the point. He's not trying to stop some U84R-1337-H4X0R!!1!!11!ONE!! From getting into his network, he's just trying to make sure nobody is stealing his bandwidth. To do that, disabling SSID broadcast, enabling MAC filtering and 128-bit encryption is more than sufficient.

 

[Cares]

Several things, encrypt your network. Second, disable your DHCP server.

 

[DarkFudge2000]

Does encrypting your network actually slow down your network or slow down your throughput?

ALso what does disabling your DHCP server do to stop others from connecting....sorry Im a bozo


I have a Belkin Pre- N MIMO router

 

[Aztech]

Originally posted by: RaynorWolfcastle

Originally posted by: Pabster
Not broadcasting your SSID is stupid. It is a worthless security measure. Any decent sniffer will find it regardless.

All of the techniques mentioned thus far are rather mundane and will only stop the most novice wireless hackers. Anyone with a smidget of knowledge can easily get around them.

WEP is ineffective and can be cracked in minutes. MAC-based filtering is worthless, since it is incredibly easy to spoof a MAC address.

WPA2 will be your best bet but not much supports it right now.

You're missing the point. He's not trying to stop some U84R-1337-H4X0R!!1!!11!ONE!! From getting into his network, he's just trying to make sure nobody is stealing his bandwidth. To do that, disabling SSID broadcast, enabling MAC filtering and 128-bit encryption is more than sufficient.

Agreed. Ain't nobody tryin' to hack into your network. 99.9% of people are looking for a completely open network to use bandwidth on. If it requires a password, they're not gonna use it. Keep it simple folks, too much paranoia in the online world these days.

 

[xsilver]

sorry to piggyback the thread - but I have a dlink 624 router and enabling WPA protection seems to kill the conectee's. Using WEP 128bit protection and that works ok
any suggestions why? (of course I tried to reconfigure the the conectee's setup but It doesnt seem to be able to see the connection once WPA is enabled)

and to the OP, yeah a password will do the trick- unlike my noob neighbor whom I can see and steal his connection if I wish (also named his connection after his full name) so I know exactly which neighbor it is