Who is stealing my wi-fi?
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From: herb on 2 Mar 2005 00:10 I have a NetGear wireless router hooked up to my iMac and broadband cable modem. I never configured any software for this setup, literally I plugged it in and it worked. I noodled around with Airport setup and the various utilities in the Applications folder but none would let me setup this wi-fi signal with a password. Lately I've noticed the status lights flickering A LOT on the router indicating airport access even when my laptop is shut off, so I assume one of my neighbors is tapping into my wi-fi. Any suggestions how to keep them out? I am running Little Snitch and it doesn't tell me anything about unauthorized access or any security issues, but I DO have a neighbor who is a computer hacker... any help appreciated.
From: Gnarlodious on 2 Mar 2005 00:31 For starters, I would say RTFM. And FYI, they are nt "stealing"your WiFi if it's not even password protected. Entity herb spoke thus: > I have a NetGear wireless router hooked up to my iMac and broadband > cable modem. I never configured any software for this setup, literally > I plugged it in and it worked. I noodled around with Airport setup and > the various utilities in the Applications folder but none would let me > setup this wi-fi signal with a password. Not surprising, considering Netgear has nothing in common to Aiport. > Lately I've noticed the status lights flickering A LOT on the router > indicating airport access even when my laptop is shut off, so I assume > one of my neighbors is tapping into my wi-fi. Any suggestions how to > keep them out? It doesn't necessarily mean that and it's not even a Mac question. > I am running Little Snitch and it doesn't tell me anything about > unauthorized access or any security issues, but I DO have a neighbor > who is a computer hacker... More power to him. I suggest unplugging that Netgear... -- Gnarlie http://PowerMops.com/ PowerMops: Forth Programming Language for Macintosh
From: Brock.Weller@gmail.com on 2 Mar 2005 00:43 Any router should be set up with encryption. Netgear is set up using a web interface. Simply point your browser to 192.168.0.1 and follow the directions. I'm sorry Gnarl jumped all over you.
From: Steve Hix on 2 Mar 2005 01:31 In article <010320052110189286%herb793(a)nospam.yahoo.com>, herb <herb793(a)nospam.yahoo.com> wrote: > I have a NetGear wireless router hooked up to my iMac and broadband > cable modem. I never configured any software for this setup, literally > I plugged it in and it worked. I noodled around with Airport setup and > the various utilities in the Applications folder but none would let me > setup this wi-fi signal with a password. Check your NetGear documentation. You can configure it from your Mac, using a web browser. (Works fine here.) Airport Setup only works with an AirPort router. > Lately I've noticed the status lights flickering A LOT on the router > indicating airport access even when my laptop is shut off, so I assume > one of my neighbors is tapping into my wi-fi. Any suggestions how to > keep them out? > > I am running Little Snitch and it doesn't tell me anything about > unauthorized access or any security issues, but I DO have a neighbor > who is a computer hacker... > > any help appreciated. In addition to setting a password for the router, you probably ought to also configure the router to only communicate with computers in your own house. You can set up a list by their hardware ethernet address in the NetGear configuration page.
From: Gnarlodious on 2 Mar 2005 02:08
Entity Brock.Weller(a)gmail.com spoke thus: > I'm sorry Gnarl jumped all over you. OK, maybe that was inappropriate. But when people accuse their neighbors of "stealing" their free and publicly available radio signals it makes me realize just how much the FCC has turned the spectrum into a commodity to be owned. It makes me angry, just like the media conglomerates that gobble up local broadcast without obligation to serve the public. Obviously it's a pet peeve area of mine. -- K5ZN http://www.qsl.net/k5zn/ |