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Other then my router, is there a good easy software that will log who is connecting or trying to connect to my wireless network? Jeremy
Post #2
No where near enough information to answer that. You say "other than your router" - that suggests to me you have a separate wireless access point (WAP) correct? Check its logs. Other than that, the problem is, where would you run this program? It would have to be from a machine that has access to ALL your network traffic - pointing again to the router, or WAP. Do you suspect someone is using your wireless without your permission? If they are, then it can only be because you have not secured your wireless access.
Post #3
Log into the router and set your router to mac address only. Turn off the SSID. No one will be able to access your wireless router.
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Log into the router and set your router to mac address only. Turn off the SSID. No one will be able to access your wireless router.


Well THAT's not true. It will only stop casual war-drivers.

Once your encryption is broken, the MAC address is part of the packet, and therefore MAC address filtering is not a very effective tool for securing a wireless network.

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