Detecting unwanted home wireless network connections from your neighbors

Detecting unwanted home wireless network connections from your neighbors

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Detecting unwanted home wireless network connections from your neighbors Malke 06-09-2007
Posted by Malke on June 9, 2007, 9:06 pm
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On Sat, 09 Jun 2007 17:03:31 -0700, Craig wrote:

> Fwiw, WEP has been superseded by the WPA & WPA2 security systems. A
> decent overview as to the whys and wherefores can be had at:
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WPA2>

I don't seem to have an option for WPA2 on my Windows XP Service Pack 2 for
some reason. Did I miss something?

How do I know if I can use WPA2 on my PC when the option does not show up
in the wireless network?

Posted by Jeff Liebermann on June 9, 2007, 10:06 pm
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>On Sat, 09 Jun 2007 17:03:31 -0700, Craig wrote:
>
>> Fwiw, WEP has been superseded by the WPA & WPA2 security systems. A
>> decent overview as to the whys and wherefores can be had at:
>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WPA2>
>
>I don't seem to have an option for WPA2 on my Windows XP Service Pack 2 for
>some reason. Did I miss something?

Yep. MS was a bit late on adding WPA2. They still haven't added all
the multitude of authentication schemes. You need yet another update.
See:
<http://support.microsoft.com/kb/893357>
<http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/security/expert/bowman_wirelesssecurity.mspx>
You might want to run:
<http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com>
and select "custom" instead of the usual "recommended". Then install
the kitchen sink.

>How do I know if I can use WPA2 on my PC when the option does not show up
>in the wireless network?

Install KB893357.
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Posted by Global Warming on June 10, 2007, 3:57 pm
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> Does anyone of software to tell HOW MANY connections are to your home
> wireless router?
>
> I am setting up my very first wireless router and I would like to know
> when someone has connected to my network without my knowledge. Is
> there windows freeware to tell us the hostname, ip address, and mac
> address of all computers connected to a router?
>
> All I can see looking at the router itself is the start and end dhcp
> number but this isn't definitive as machines can come and go on the
> local network.
>
> I've googled and read tons of stuff on how to set up the Linksys
> WRT54G wireless home router, for example - limiting the DHCP number to
> the precise number of computers on the home network.
>
> But I can't find the screen or software which shows me exactly who is
> connected to my router's internet connection.
>
> Where is the software that tells me WHO is connected to my router?

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