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Router Leeching
IloroKamou
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So I live in an apartment complex with 3 roomates, and I'm definitely the most computer literate of the bunch. We use a linksys WRT54G router, and I set up the network, including the WPA security. Now, I had to set up the network again last week cuz one of my roomates managed to reset the router to factory settings. Since then I haven't noticed any slowdown, have had no trouble downloading things either, but one of my roomates is convinced that someone is leeching off our network, stating that the internet has been slow and the Wlan light on the router has been blinking. I've tried to convince him it's very unlikely that anyone is leeching, but he remains convinced.
So, my question. Is there any command prompt command to check connections through a router, to verify that the only people on our network are those of us in the apartment? I feel like I've done this before but I can't remember the command. Thanks in advance for any help.
So, my question. Is there any command prompt command to check connections through a router, to verify that the only people on our network are those of us in the apartment? I feel like I've done this before but I can't remember the command. Thanks in advance for any help.
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Probably under Security or Wireless Settings kind of thing. Look for MAC Filtering or MAC Access List kind of thing.
you can also use this to see if any machines that you or your roommates do not own are connecting by comparing your and your roommates machines to the log of MAC addresses connecting to your router. the router diagnostics should have a list of authorized machines or should be able to generate a log of connections for you.
but like KungFu said, to absolutely limit the connections to only the machines in your place, you can do MAC filtering and add only the MAC addresses of your and your roommates' machines.
make sure you add yours first or you won't be able to connect to the router without resetting it again.
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