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Wireless router help
DouglasDanger
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I use a Dell Wireless 2350 Router. I am not very fluent with router stuff, or computer stuff in general. I use it for my comp and my wife's comp-- both of these are physically attached with wires (old computers) and for my Wii. When I set it up, (thanks to this forum 
) several months ago, I forgot to secure it or whatever. I want to make it so random people in my apartment building can not use my bandwidth.
Lately, my connection has been glacial at times, even when only using on computer. I understand cable connections can have speed fluctuations-- at least that is what people have told me. I was resigned to this. I figured someone else nearby had gotten the service. Someone told me that would result in a slower connection.
I remembered how to get to the router configuration page (192.168.2.1). This is what mine looks like:
I recognize my wife's computer, my computer, and the wii. What the hell is the rest of the stuff? It looks like at least one of my neighbors is using my connection. How do I secure my router?
) several months ago, I forgot to secure it or whatever. I want to make it so random people in my apartment building can not use my bandwidth.Lately, my connection has been glacial at times, even when only using on computer. I understand cable connections can have speed fluctuations-- at least that is what people have told me. I was resigned to this. I figured someone else nearby had gotten the service. Someone told me that would result in a slower connection.
I remembered how to get to the router configuration page (192.168.2.1). This is what mine looks like:
I recognize my wife's computer, my computer, and the wii. What the hell is the rest of the stuff? It looks like at least one of my neighbors is using my connection. How do I secure my router?
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I currently use a stricter method of protecting my wireless by using MAC filtering, which basically only lets certain computers connect to my router. I also do not broadcast an SSID, which is something that most wireless routers do by default, and that is the easiest way for other people to see your router.
Hope that helps.
Also, I would blur out that public IP and MAC address (all of them) out of that picture, someone "in the know" might take advantage of that information.
and I hope you don't store anything personal on your computers... or that the people nearby know how to look for root shares
password your router's config page, use MAC filtering, and stop broadcasting your SSID
I really don't understand more than half of what you guys are talking about. WPA is the better one, right?
ASCII characters means I could just put in a phrase, right? Something with letters, or letters and numbers, and spaces and stuff? So my passcode could be something like "Man I hate Tuesdays doggies!"
I guess I should ask for a lock one of the threads? This one or the HA one.
I am guessing these things. I don't want to start screwing with something like this and wind up with no internet for 3 days while I try to remember what I did wrong and have to drive to the library to ask questions on these forums. (I had to do that once)
I have no idea what the underlined items are.