Computers connected to wireless network

[flyingdutchman]

How do I see what computers are connected to the wireless network? I have a D-Link DI-524 router.

[Dave98]

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computers configured with static IPs won't show up in that list though

[flyingdutchman]

well I have 4 IP addresses that show on the Dynamic Client List. Three of them are from my house and the other one has no title beside it just an ip address. But its the same ip address i use to go into my router (192.168.0.100).

So should I be concerned?

[silentio]

WEP is easily hacked in under 5 mins. Anything less than WPA1 or 2 is no longer secure. MAC address filtering can also be spoofed very easily.

If you are using WEP then change to wpa1/2 with a dif passcode, ok?

If you can ping all 4 ips from your computer then you should be worried - it certainly means all internal 4 ips are functioning and 1 of them isnt your computer..

Do something about this soon - if you enabled file sharing on any of your 3 computers, then whoever is connected will also have access to your harddrive files.

[flyingdutchman]

WEP is easily hacked in under 5 mins. Anything less than WPA1 or 2 is no longer secure. MAC address filtering can also be spoofed very easily.

If you are using WEP then change to wpa1/2 with a dif passcode, ok?

If you can ping all 4 ips from your computer then you should be worried - it certainly means all internal 4 ips are functioning and 1 of them isnt your computer..

Do something about this soon - if you enabled file sharing on any of your 3 computers, then whoever is connected will also have access to your harddrive files.

unfortunately I am on WEP at the moment. When I try to change it, the options I get are WPA, WPA2 and WPA2-Auto. And if I choose any of the WPA it asks me if I want PSK or EAP (both of which I dont know what the means) and then it says to enter passphrase, which im guessing is my own password

[ItemFinder]

unfortunately I am on WEP at the moment. When I try to change it, the options I get are WPA, WPA2 and WPA2-Auto. And if I choose any of the WPA it asks me if I want PSK or EAP (both of which I dont know what the means) and then it says to enter passphrase, which im guessing is my own password
Use WPA-PSK. PSK stands for passphrase. It's basically an easy to remember password, so the encryption is based on the passphrase. The stronger the passphrase, the less susceptible your encryption can be hacked with a dictionary attack.

[mcplar]

and for gods sake .... don't use a dictionary word.

I would not be concerned with that IP that is the same as your router.. Technically there can't be two devices with the same IP on a network. It's probably the VLAN the router creates for the wifi....

[Mugen123]

i'm on a linksys WRT54GS, how do i check who's conneceted to my wireless network, i'd like to only allow access to my iphone, but i'd like to see who's connected so i could disconnect and possibly ban them

[flyingdutchman]

well when I go to my backyard, I dont get wireless internet on my iPod touch or laptop, so I know people are not leeching off my network since my range is only limited to my house...

for the passphrase, can it be anything or like just numbers?

[Blackmajik]

well when I go to my backyard, I dont get wireless internet on my iPod touch or laptop, so I know people are not leeching off my network since my range is only limited to my house...

for the passphrase, can it be anything or like just numbers?

I would make it as strong as possible so a alphanumeric phrase is a good start. Also try to stay away from words you can find in a dictionary if possible. Very random words and numbers in between each other is a good way to start. Also, changing the password (and every other account you have) on a regular basis is a good way to stay secure too.

[flyingdutchman]

I was talking to the tech support guy on teksavvy and he said that although WAP is a really secured connection, you might sometimes lose connection or it might slow. With a WEP encryption on the other hand, the connection is stable and its the same all the time.
Is that true?

[silentio]

i havent heard of anything like this

Even if this were true wpa1/2 is required these days

btw, a long antenna from down the street can talk to your router. Your having low signal from backyard matters not to hackers.

[mcplar]

i havent heard of anything like this

Even if this were true wpa1/2 is required these days

btw, a long antenna from down the street can talk to your router. Your having low signal from backyard matters not to hackers.

ah... pardon?

I can transmit at 100w from say 5 miles away... the router might hear my signal, but I'm not going to receive the routers reply.

So... no communications between me and the router, understand?

[silentio]

Not all wireless adapters have no antennas. You can buy adapters with detachable antennas, in such a case you can attach a very high quality antenna that will reach a normal router from half a block away. These type of adapters cost under $100. The high gain antennas cost up to a further $100, works for both send and receive.

[mcplar]

ARG... you need BOTH the transmit station AND receive station to be transmitting the same amount distance (power/gain etc etc). If only ONE of the stations has a strong transmitter how are they going to talk to each other if one is outside the others footprint?

do some googling on radio propagation.