How do i kick someone out of my wirless network . I have linksys router and someone is alwayz occuping the internet connection and i dont know who how can i know that and how can i kick him out
Following is from Linksys router manual “Wireless Security Checklist”. You need to consider “4. enabling encryption” What kind of encryption you can use is up to your outer and your wireless card. (some older hardware can't handle WPA.) Consult with your manuals. 1. Change the default wireless network name or SSID Wireless devices have a default wireless network name or Service Set Identifier (SSID) set by the factory. This is the name of your wireless network, and can be up to 32 characters in length. Linksys wireless products use linksys as the default wireless network name. You should change the wireless network name to something unique to distinguish your wireless network from other wireless networks that may exist around you, but do not use personal information (such as your Social Security number) because this information may be available for anyone to see when browsing for wireless networks. 2. Change the default password For wireless products such as access points and routers, you will be asked for a password when you want to change their settings. These devices have a default password set by the factory. The Linksys default password is admin. Hackers know these defaults and may try to use them to access your wireless device and change your network settings. To thwart any unauthorized changes, customize the device’s password so it will be hard to guess. 3. Enable MAC address filtering Linksys routers give you the ability to enable Media Access Control (MAC) address filtering. The MAC address is a unique series of numbers and letters assigned to every networking device. With MAC address filtering enabled, wireless network access is provided solely for wireless devices with specific MAC addresses. For example, you can specify the MAC address of each computer in your home so that only those computers can access your wireless network. 4. Enable encryption Encryption protects data transmitted over a wireless network. Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA/WPA2) and Wired Equivalency Privacy (WEP) offer different levels of security for wireless communication. Currently, devices that are Wi-Fi certified are required to support WPA2, but are not required to support WEP. A network encrypted with WPA/WPA2 is more secure than a network encrypted with WEP, because WPA/WPA2 uses dynamic key encryption. To protect the information as it passes over the airwaves, you should enable the highest level of encryption supported by your network equipment. WEP is an older encryption standard and may be the only option available on some older devices that do not support WPA. General Network Security Guidelines Wireless network security is useless if the underlying network is not secure. •• Password protect all computers on the network and individually password protect sensitive files. •• Change passwords on a regular basis. •• Install anti-virus software and personal firewall software. •• Disable file sharing (peer-to-peer). Some applications may open file sharing without your consent and/or knowledge. Additional Security Tips •• Keep wireless routers, access points, or gateways away from exterior walls and windows. •• Turn wireless routers, access points, or gateways off when they are not being used (at night, during vacations). •• Use strong passphrases that are at least eight characters in length. Combine letters and numbers to avoid using standard words that can be found in the dictionary.
First of all thank u for ur answer , but i ve already done all of that ,can u help me to know how to kick him out (disconnect someone out of the network
How could SOMEONE get onto your wireless network, when you change the password (for the router setting) and the encryption key (or phrase)? I can’t say it is impossible, though it is not something regular person can do. (I’m just curious.) You can see the list of MAC addresses that are connected to the router with your router’s web based setting utility. You may narrow it down which hardware (Brand, Model# etc.) SOMEONE is using (I think a certain range of numbers are assigned to the certain wireless card. I’m not sure you can obtain that information or not.) If this is home use, you can use “MAC filterling” to limit the wireless access to the known hardware (MAC Addresses).
