wireless theft

Where can I check the log for my broadband please. I think a person nearby
is stealing my download time
Thanks
john

> Where can I check the log for my broadband please. I think a person nearby
> is stealing my download time
> Thanks
> john

Your time would be better spent improving your wi-fi security IMHO
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Johnnie Scott wrote:
> Where can I check the log for my broadband please. I think a person
> nearby is stealing my download time
> Thanks
> john

Bit silly leaving your wireless connection open without any security &
if there are any logs it'll be in your router...

Johnnie Scott wrote:
> Where can I check the log for my broadband please. I think a person nearby
> is stealing my download time

How have you configured your router/wireless access point as regards
security? If you've left it wide open, then you need to secure it.

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> If you've left it wide open, then you need to secure it.

...or accept that you are providing a 'hot-spot' for the benefit of the
community!

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Johnnie Scott wrote:
> Where can I check the log for my broadband please. I think a person nearby
> is stealing my download time
> Thanks
> john

It is really easy to add security to your wireless network. None is
foolproof, but you can make it far to much trouble to bother.

i) A very simple way of stopping anyone logging on, is to set up a mac
address block, only allow your own wireless mac codes (all network devices
have a unique mac code). this is good enough to exclude casual hackers.
ii) put on a nice simple 64bit WEP key on, nice simple ten character code.

Gaz

Gaz wrote:
> Johnnie Scott wrote:
>
>>Where can I check the log for my broadband please. I think a person nearby
>>is stealing my download time
>>Thanks
>>john
>
>
> It is really easy to add security to your wireless network. None is
> foolproof, but you can make it far to much trouble to bother.
>
> i) A very simple way of stopping anyone logging on, is to set up a mac
> address block, only allow your own wireless mac codes (all network devices
> have a unique mac code). this is good enough to exclude casual hackers.
> ii) put on a nice simple 64bit WEP key on, nice simple ten character code.
>
> Gaz
>
>
And don't broadcast your SSID.

None of these is foolproof; all can be bypassed. But it will stop casual
usage.

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> Where can I check the log for my broadband please. I think a person nearby
> is stealing my download time

Have you enabled any encryption WEP / WPA ?

How about tying down the MAC addresses to only allow devices you own* ?

* That might not work, as if he`s had unhindered access for some time,
he may have grabbed your MAC addresses, and be able to spoof them.

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> How about tying down the MAC addresses to only allow devices you own* ?
> * That might not work, as if he`s had unhindered access for some time,
> he may have grabbed your MAC addresses, and be able to spoof them.

Further to my previous post, try an IP scanning program, like this...

http://www.angryziber.com/ipscan/

You can put some seperate DLL files in the program directory to give it
more capability, like accessing the remote machine by ftp / telnet, as
well as grabbing the MAC addresses.

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On Mon, 26 Sep 2005 20:19:29 +0100, Gaz
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> It is really easy to add security to your wireless network. None is
> foolproof, but you can make it far to much trouble to bother.
>
> i) A very simple way of stopping anyone logging on, is to set up a mac
> address block, only allow your own wireless mac codes (all network devices
> have a unique mac code). this is good enough to exclude casual hackers.

Would I be correct in assuming that your definition of a "casual
hacker" is a hacker who hasn't figured out how to use Google?

> ii) put on a nice simple 64bit WEP key on, nice simple ten character code.

The OP suspected someone "nearby", i.e. someone who can (presumably)
sit in the comfort of their own home passively monitoring traffic on
the WLAN until he has enough data to crack the WEP keys. WEP may be
good enough to provide some protection against the war driver passing
your house at 30mph, but if the "hacker" is next door then it is best
to assume it is useless (unless you change the WEP key at a rate which
is faster than the hacker could be expected to crack it - which, of
course, depends on the data volumes on your WLAN, but if you change it
every 5 minutes you should be OK).