Wireless routers are very common nowadays. When you sign up for a blockbuster Streamyx deal with TM Net in Malaysia, you are automatically given a free wifi router. Getting a wifi up should be pretty easy with the simple step-by-step manual but setting it up with a strong and secure configuration may not be easy to everyone. If they accidentally end up with WEP encryption, then their wifi network is 100% prone to being hacked within minutes using BackTrack. In fact WPA can be cracked if the key (password) being used is a common word that exist in dictionary.
Better safe than sorry, it is always a good idea to periodically check for any intruders in your wireless network because they illegally use your Internet connection without your permission and can steal your files on a public open shared folder. A day ago miyu_07 asked an interesting question in our forum on how will he know if someone using his wifi and swarup1987 suggested two links which both articles advice to look in the router logs. A wireless router normally has DHCP service enabled by default to manage IP addresses in a network avoiding IP conflict problems. Checking for connected clients via DHCP is not a good method because a more experienced user can set a static IP address and they won’t show up in the DHCP client list.
for more information click the link http://www.raymond.cc/blog/archives/2011/09/11/how-do-i-know-if-someone-is-using-my-wireless-network-wifi/
Better safe than sorry, it is always a good idea to periodically check for any intruders in your wireless network because they illegally use your Internet connection without your permission and can steal your files on a public open shared folder. A day ago miyu_07 asked an interesting question in our forum on how will he know if someone using his wifi and swarup1987 suggested two links which both articles advice to look in the router logs. A wireless router normally has DHCP service enabled by default to manage IP addresses in a network avoiding IP conflict problems. Checking for connected clients via DHCP is not a good method because a more experienced user can set a static IP address and they won’t show up in the DHCP client list.
Techy Said,
Who is using my wifi
Posted on September 16, 2019 at 11:52 AM