Who is using my wireless connection?

mark_steps

I have a Belkin F5D7230uk4 router. It requires a password to connect so i beleive thats it secure. However, i just like to know if there is a way i can find out who is feeding of my router, or if any pc/laptop is using it.

Can it be done?

custardy

go into the router config page and see attached devices

superscaper

What encryption are you using? (It should be WPA at least, WEP is insufficient).

angeluk69_2

I might be wrong but don't you need to connect a wireless device (like a laptop) in a wired mode first in order to establish an initial connection.

I am not very technical but I have done that today with my mums laptop and it would only let me do it in this way with the network key aswell.

TonyLisaP

angeluk69 wrote: »

I might be wrong but don't you need to connect a wireless device (like a laptop) in a wired mode first in order to establish an initial connection.

I am not very technical but I have done that today with my mums laptop and it would only let me do it in this way with the network key aswell.

No this isn't the case at all.

mark_steps

ok will need to look for the config page now lol and the security thing incription. erm how do i look for that?

angeluk69_2

Ok I wasn't sure thats just how I had to do it in my case

bryanb

I need similar advice, my router has WEP built in, is it possible to upgrade to WPA or is a new router needed?

Riq

angeluk69 wrote: »

Ok I wasn't sure thats just how I had to do it in my case

The first time around you need to type in the code which on the bottom of the router as the connection will be protected. The code will verifiy then you can surf as much as you like.

superscaper

mr_benn wrote: »

According to According to this site that particular router has a feature called Wireless Access Control which means you can define, using the unique MAC address of your laptop and/or other wifi devices, which devices can use the wifi on the router to access the net connection. Any device not on this list will be forbidden from using it. Much more secure than WEP or WPA

You are joking? MAC spoofing is very easy and filtering offers little more than "better than nothing" protection. And even then it is not a replacement to encryption, implying you don't need encryption means that ALL the data you send and receive can be looked at by anyone in cleartext. This is actually one of the most irresponsible things I've seen posted in terms of wireless security.

thomas01155

This is what i used to use http://www.lookatlan.com/ shows you who's on your network.