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So somebody's on my WLAN, what should I do?

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psteng, you can only statically assign an IP if you can access the router firmware, no? The only thing I'm good for is changing the password to access the router...

Pepsei, yes I am fully aware of the "dangers" of leaving my network unsecured. I have no problem with people using my wlan, as long as they don't have a problem with me sniffing their packets 😉 Since it is "my" bandwidth....
 
WEP can be cracked in no time... it's not secure...

If you want to go the secure route just do the MAC filtering (what I do) and don't order things online over the wireless...
 
ok...people keep mentioning MAC filtering. Do you realize MAC filtering does the opposite of what you want to do? Or maybe its my stupid router....When you say "MAC FILTER", do you mean: a. put in MAC address of YOUR computer, therefore the router only lets your computer access the internet, or b. put in MAC address of leecher, therefore the router does NOT let leecher access the internet.

My router does B. People keep talking about case A, which I have no idea what they're talking about, since my router only does B.

edit: in the case A, that should NOT be called "MAC FILTER", that should be called "MAC PASSER" or something like it.
 
WEP is fine. MAC Filtering is fine.

Yes, if you live with a hacker that wants to break it, they might be able to. But where do you live and why would someone want to break into YOUR network? They probably wont.

MAC FIltering means you filter out any MAC address that's not on your list. SO you take the MAC addresses from your own wireless devices and add them to the list and it allows them to get through and filters out everyone else.
 
Originally posted by: FrankyJunior
WEP is fine. MAC Filtering is fine.

Yes, if you live with a hacker that wants to break it, they might be able to. But where do you live and why would someone want to break into YOUR network? They probably wont.

MAC FIltering means you filter out any MAC address that's not on your list. SO you take the MAC addresses from your own wireless devices and add them to the list and it allows them to get through and filters out everyone else.
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Ideally, thats how it should work. For some reason on my router, when I put in my own MAC addresses, I can no longer access the internet. This has stumped me since the beginning of time.
 
Originally posted by: Paulson
WEP can be cracked in no time... it's not secure...

If you want to go the secure route just do the MAC filtering (what I do) and don't order things online over the wireless...
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MAC addresses can be spoofed.
I'd trust WEP over MAC filtering any day of the year.

Shaun, you can statically assign an IP on the client itself and not through the server/router.
 
yes but that just means that the client has a static IP, but isn't the router is still dynamically allocating the IP to the client? maybe I have it all wrong.

thanks m4h, will try later when i get home! :beer::thumbsup:
 
Originally posted by: shuan24
psteng, you can only statically assign an IP if you can access the router firmware, no?
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No.
You can set a static IP for your machine whenever you feel like it.

Have you considered the possibility that it might just be a clueless n00b who's setup wireless and thinks they're connected to their router, where in fact they're connected to yours by accident?
 
yes, accidents happen, no I can't see other networks with my wireless card, and before I do anything drastic, I will net send him from "GOD" to tell him that stealing is wrong. If he continues, then I will have to take drastic measures. 😉
 
if your computer has 2 network cards, put it in front of the router, and connect your computer directly to the DSL modem (or cable, whetever). That way when you use ethereal you will get every packet that goes through the router. be sure to have a firewall up on your computer though 🙂
 
Originally posted by: shuan24
i agree with WEP, it is a complete waste of time.

I've already mentioned before, the MAC filter only filters out what I dont want, which is backwards....the MAC "filter" should only allow the MACs I put in...(it really shouldn't be called a filter, more like a "passer")

I'm using ethereal right now, my lappy supposedly can sniff all wireless traffic, so I'm trying it out. My router log doesn't show any activity from his IP yet 😉 Then again it was 1AM when I was monitoring it. I'm at work but I'll check the log when I get home.

The only thing I was able to do, (i haven't done it yet) was dl a net send program where I can change my comp's name. So I'm gonna net send him something like, "From GOD to xxxx.....Thou shall not steal" or something funny.
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I think you are using the wrong section of your router when you are setting up mac filtering . You should be doing this:

"The Wireless Tab - Wireless Network Access Wireless network access can be filtered by using the MAC addresses of the wireless devices transmitting within your network s radius. Wireless Network Access. If you select Allow All, all computers will be allowed access to the wireless network. To restrict access to the network, select Restrict Access. Click the Wireless Client MAC Address button, and the Wireless Client MAC list will appear. Select the MAC Address from the list and click the Select box, then click the Select button. Click the Refresh button if you want to refresh the screen. Click the Close button to return to the previous screen. When finished making your changes on this tab, click the Save Settings button to save these changes, or click the Cancel Changes button to undo your changes."

From page 19. What you seem to be doing is from page 21 of your manual.
 
thanks for your input smc13, but I have read this and I'm 90% sure my router does not have those options. It appears that particular manual is for version 4, whereas mine is version 2. I will have to double check again and/or upgrade the firmware when I get home.
 
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