How do I check if someone's into my network?

What's the easiest way to check whether someone is hacking my wireless
network? My router's software has a facility to display all users
logged on, but it seems to come up blank all the time, even when I know
*I'm* using it. Its 128-bitencrypted, and MAC filtered, so I may be
being paranoid, but I'm getting some slow broadband speeds and frequent
disconnections from my laptop adaptor in particular. Could be a dodgy
adaptor, but when I queried the connection speed with my ISP the tech
guy said there was a lot of traffic going through at the time, and I
wasn't doing anything! I don't think anyone's hacked into my PCs, but I
suspect someone may be piggy backing the ADSL line

Any thoughts?

"bigbrian" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> What's the easiest way to check whether someone is hacking my wireless
> network? My router's software has a facility to display all users
> logged on, but it seems to come up blank all the time, even when I know
> *I'm* using it. Its 128-bitencrypted, and MAC filtered, so I may be
> being paranoid, but I'm getting some slow broadband speeds and frequent
> disconnections from my laptop adaptor in particular.

Temporarily use a wired connection and see if turning off the wireless on
the router makes a difference.

> Could be a dodgy
> adaptor, but when I queried the connection speed with my ISP the tech
> guy said there was a lot of traffic going through at the time, and I
> wasn't doing anything! I don't think anyone's hacked into my PCs, but I
> suspect someone may be piggy backing the ADSL line

To be honest, I think it is more likely that your PC was doing something
even if you weren't.

Alex

Alex Fraser wrote:
> "bigbrian" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> Could be a dodgy
>> adaptor, but when I queried the connection speed with my ISP the tech
>> guy said there was a lot of traffic going through at the time, and I
>> wasn't doing anything! I don't think anyone's hacked into my PCs,
>> but I suspect someone may be piggy backing the ADSL line
>
> To be honest, I think it is more likely that your PC was doing
> something even if you weren't.
>
Running something like AnalogX NetStat Live will show all traffic to and
from your pc , including anthing from nasties that may have sneaked on.

--
Alex

Piece by piece the penguins have taken my sanity
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you could get hold of a copy of PC cillian internet security suite this
perminantly monitors your network for you and tells you when someone is
connected that shoudn't be
"Dr Zoidberg" <AlexNOOOO!!!!!!!@drzoidberg.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Alex Fraser wrote:
>> "bigbrian" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed) ups.com...
>>> Could be a dodgy
>>> adaptor, but when I queried the connection speed with my ISP the tech
>>> guy said there was a lot of traffic going through at the time, and I
>>> wasn't doing anything! I don't think anyone's hacked into my PCs,
>>> but I suspect someone may be piggy backing the ADSL line
>>
>> To be honest, I think it is more likely that your PC was doing
>> something even if you weren't.
>>
> Running something like AnalogX NetStat Live will show all traffic to and
> from your pc , including anthing from nasties that may have sneaked on.
>
> --
> Alex
>
> Piece by piece the penguins have taken my sanity
> www.drzoidberg.co.uk www.ebayfaq.co.uk
>

Airsnare

http://home.comcast.net/~jay.deboer/airsnare/

Guy


"bigbrian" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> What's the easiest way to check whether someone is hacking my wireless
> network? My router's software has a facility to display all users
> logged on, but it seems to come up blank all the time, even when I know
> *I'm* using it. Its 128-bitencrypted, and MAC filtered, so I may be
> being paranoid, but I'm getting some slow broadband speeds and frequent
> disconnections from my laptop adaptor in particular. Could be a dodgy
> adaptor, but when I queried the connection speed with my ISP the tech
> guy said there was a lot of traffic going through at the time, and I
> wasn't doing anything! I don't think anyone's hacked into my PCs, but I
> suspect someone may be piggy backing the ADSL line
>
> Any thoughts?
>