Wireless security with unallowed accesses

Hi.

I've recently set up a wireless network at home with just one laptop
and
a D-Link DI-524 wireless router.

Every time I switch on my computer I get an unallowed access from a
certain mac address. This then continues during the time my computer
is switched on and it's always from the same mac address.

I don't know how to trace this mac address, all I looked up was the
vendor
and it sayed it was Apple Inc. ( I own an Acer laptop )

The network has WPA-psk encryption, firewall and mac filtering.

Is this someone from the outside looking, or trying to get in on my
connection/computer?
The strange thing it starts almost instantly I switch on my computer
regardless of what
the time is, middle of the night, 6 AM, etc..

Thnx in advance, /D

The same mac address is also trying to get access to the router when my
computer is turned off. Just wanted to add that ;-)

/D

Might it be the MAC address of your broadband modem??????


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> The same mac address is also trying to get access to the router when my
> computer is turned off. Just wanted to add that ;-)
>
> /D
>

On 13 Jul 2006 07:15:47 -0700, (E-Mail Removed) wrote in
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>I've recently set up a wireless network at home with just one laptop
>and
>a D-Link DI-524 wireless router.
>
>Every time I switch on my computer I get an unallowed access from a
>certain mac address. This then continues during the time my computer
>is switched on and it's always from the same mac address.
>
>I don't know how to trace this mac address, all I looked up was the
>vendor
>and it sayed it was Apple Inc. ( I own an Acer laptop )
>
>The network has WPA-psk encryption, firewall and mac filtering.

Turn off the MAC filtering -- it's easily spoofed and has no real value.

>Is this someone from the outside looking, or trying to get in on my
>connection/computer?
>The strange thing it starts almost instantly I switch on my computer
>regardless of what
>the time is, middle of the night, 6 AM, etc..

Probably your own gear. Change the passphrase on WPA-PSK to something
really strong, and don't worry.

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