can somone piggyback off my wireless router?
923563
Your wireless router sends the signal as far as it can, anyone with a wireless card can pick up that signal if they are within it's range. If you do not want them to piggy back off your wireless internet you will have to access your router and encrypt the signal coming out of it so that no other computer except yours will understand it's signal. To access the router click the start button and click the run option. From there type in cmd. A black window will pop up, In that window type ipconfig and hit enter. Look for where it says "Default Gateway" Type that number that it gives you into your internet explorer address bar and it will open your router. From there you can encrypt your wireless signal. Be sure to put the password it gives you into your computers that are using wireless or you will not be able to access your own internet once you encrypt it.
1009429
No. If you're using a network workstation, then talk to the network administrator.
1023222
Yes each computer wireless card or ethernet card has a mac address.  they can trace from where ever to the router then check the router for the logs of the ip address it has gave out then look for the mac address of the last time the ip address was used.  Then just wait till you get on it again you can only be so far from the wireless router. :) Don't do anything shady :)
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You should use a combination.\n\nSpy Bot (http://www.safer-networking.org/)\n\n\nAd-Aware (http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE-Personal-Edition/3000-8022_4-10399602.html?tag=lst-0-2)\n\n\nSpyware Doctor (IMO THE BEST ONE!)\nhttp://www.download.com/Spyware-Doctor/3000-8022_4-10377263.html
1008257
Here are a few things of interest:\n\n* On your access point, you should enable "Hide SSID" to prevent unwanted computers from detecting your access point. \n\n* You should also enable "MAC filtering" to limit access to specific computers only.\n\n* Do not use WEP security. It has been hacked to death. Use WPA-Personal.
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your wireless router doesn't have WEP turned on.  In order to have a secured wireless network both the router and the laptop have to be configured properly.  \n\nTo setup a wireless router see the lifehacker example.  If you  have WPA encryption supported on both your Wireless Adapter and your Router, use it instead of WEP (which can be broken very easily).
614511
you need to put up a wep wireless (Wired Equivalent Privacy) or other privacy keys just change your network settings.
569565
i hve a linksys as well and have no trouble with wep.  in theory, enabling wep should only affect wireless traffic (not the net connection), so I would check to make sure you have the internet cat5 in the right plug then take it back and get a new router- if you're good at this stuff then configuring wep shouldnt do anything bad- assume it's bad hardware once and give it a go w/ another unit.
490709
Well, you should be able to get into your router's setup from one of your PCs (methods for this vary, consult the router's  manual) and disable *just* the wireless network. Anyone physically plugged into the router would still be able to get online, so if the laptop is the only thing connecting wirelessly, that would work.
996802
I have yet another bridge in San Francisco to sell ANY BUYERS?? Maybe I'm wrong (doubt it) but I have been here for some time and I read your question as, " I'm trying to access someone elses network and I can figure out how to do it, can anyone help me hack it?" \n\nIf I'm wrong I'm really.......ahhh nevermind!!\n\nIf you are legit, just hit the reset button on the back of the router and run the wizard again...that shouldn't take you but a few minutes and you will be up and running again!
765919
Buy a Router (get a decent one for less then 50 bucks). set it up they cant tell if you are using it unless they physically see it. another words if they come out to work on anything disconnect it.
800122
G'day,\n\nI do not think that wireless router can talk to another wireless router.  I have a friend who was in similar situation as yours and he is getting the device from Linksys and it works for him.  Please follow the links (Linksys WGA54G).\n\nHope this helps and good luck.
99620
On the router there will be option to change the wep code. Once you create the new code, WRITE DOWN THE CODE ON A PIECE OF PAPER, click on apply. \nThen enter that code in all your wireless network settings. you should be good to go.
615025
Yes. you have to read the documentation on your firewall to either disable the firewall or open the ports. A router can also block you from connecting to the right port see portforward.com
426991
you just need to change th ip address to one that is not being used
197017
you could just delete the connection, then setup again.
886338
mine has been doing exactly the same thing - i cant wait to see your answers as it will really help me too!!\n\nI just thought I was too far away from the router but maybe not!