Spark your WiFi router is constantly flashing, but none of the family members do not use the Internet. What does this mean? The fact that some of your neighbors enjoying the free Internet at your expense.
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How exactly know if someone uses your WiFi?
There is a way: enter the IP-address of the router in the address bar of your browser and open the DHCP Client Table. A list of all devices connected to your router.
How can stop WiFi-thieves?
You can not block the WiFi-signal so that the outside of your home, he was not available, but something can still be done. Here are a few popular methods of getting rid of WiFi-parasites:
1. Set a password for access to your WiFi-network. Use WPA technology, WPA2 or WEP. And it is better, if possible, WPA2-mixed.
2. Use a filter for the Mac-address. If you have a device from the company Apple (MacBook, iPhone, iPad), then it has a unique Mac-address. On the panel of the router settings, open the Wireless Mac Filter section, add Mac-addresses of your devices, and only they will now have access to your network.
3. "Dissuade" the neighbors use your WiFi.
Many neighbors are connected to WiFi in your network are not with malicious intent, but simply because they truly believe that they are lucky to find a free WiFi-point.
Here's how to "discourage" them from using it: call your network somehow scary. For example, c: \ virus.exe, now people do not really understand the technique, are unlikely to try to access your network.
To change the SSID (network ID) of your router, you need to go to the basic settings as an administrator and rename it there.
How to determine the MAC address of your device?
For the computer: in the command prompt, type «ipconfig / all», in «Physical Address» line, you will see your network card number. MAC address of the mobile device, you can always find in the settings.
MAC addresses also appear in the DHCP Client Table your router.
What do you think, and we will work to protect such an option: to come up with some sort of "terrible" the name of the access point?