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ankspon
ankspon Posts: 2,371 Forumite
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Logged into my router,clicked on WAN,under connection status there are 2 connection names saying connected,under ip and connection name there is a different ip address.
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  • victor2
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    Have you got security on your WAN? Preferably a variation of WPA, rather than WEP.
    Assuming the second device is not something of yours, it could be a neighbour grabbing a "free" ride. If you don't have any security, enable it. If you do, just change the password and reset the router.

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  • googler
    googler Posts: 16,103 Forumite
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    How many devices do you have?

    PC?
    Laptop?
    iPad?
    IPod Touch?
    Etc
    Etc

    If you're with BT, is BTFON enabled on your account?
  • new_owner
    new_owner Posts: 238 Forumite
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    Post a screen shot as the description is a little vague..
  • pbryd
    pbryd Posts: 88 Forumite
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    You can always set up mac address filtering on the router to make sure no one else is logging in too.
  • ankspon
    ankspon Posts: 2,371 Forumite
    victor2 wrote: »
    Have you got security on your WAN? Preferably a variation of WPA, rather than WEP.
    Assuming the second device is not something of yours, it could be a neighbour grabbing a "free" ride. If you don't have any security, enable it. If you do, just change the password and reset the router.

    I believe it is wpa2,i have security and have changed the password.
  • ankspon
    ankspon Posts: 2,371 Forumite
    googler wrote: »
    How many devices do you have?

    PC?
    Laptop?
    iPad?
    IPod Touch?
    Etc
    Etc

    If you're with BT, is BTFON enabled on your account?

    There is only my laptop
  • ankspon
    ankspon Posts: 2,371 Forumite
    pbryd wrote: »
    You can always set up mac address filtering on the router to make sure no one else is logging in too.

    I tried that last time and it totally messed everything up
  • somersethillbilly
    somersethillbilly Posts: 524 Forumite
    From your other post, it looks like you had the router password set at the default? So anyone could login to your router and read your wpa password and so "piggyback" on your network, stealing your bandwidth.

    Assuming that you have now changed the router password? You should now change your wifi key (WPA2), or the "piggybacker" will still be able to use your wifi.
  • ankspon
    ankspon Posts: 2,371 Forumite
    How do i change the wifi key please.
  • debitcardmayhem
    debitcardmayhem Posts: 12,664 Forumite
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    You don't tell us which router, but look under Wireless (setup)
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