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How di I put a password on my wireless router-URGENT

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  • 06-06-2008 1:00pm
    #1
    caoimhemo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 78 ✭✭


    Hi everyone
    I had a technician out from ntl the other day fixing my broadband and Ive just noticed he has disabled the password on my wireless router therefore my internet access is free to anyone(idiot) How do I put a password on it to make it secure again, It always had a password so Im a bit uneasy about having it unsecured
    Can anyone help me out please


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    kaizersoze
    Registered Users Posts: 7,042 ✭✭✭kaizersoze


    Make/model of wireless router??


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    #3
    caoimhemo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 78 ✭✭caoimhemo


    Netgear WGR614


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    jimmycrackcorm
    Registered Users Posts: 14,336 ✭✭✭✭jimmycrackcorm


    Log into it at its ip address.

    If you don't know the ip address then run ipconfig in a command window and the gateway address is it.

    you'll be able to change the password then.


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    Cabaal
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 28,476 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cabaal


    Moving to Wireless from Broadband


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    #6
    caoimhemo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 78 ✭✭caoimhemo


    Ive tried to run ipconfig but the window just pops up and disappears in a second so I cant read my ip address from it

    Edit Im in now (forgot to type cmd )

    Now when I try to log in to my ip address Its saying the server is asking for a username and password?????????


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    craichoe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,706 ✭✭✭craichoe


    caoimhemo wrote: »
    Hi everyone
    I had a technician out from ntl the other day fixing my broadband and Ive just noticed he has disabled the password on my wireless router therefore my internet access is free to anyone(idiot) How do I put a password on it to make it secure again, It always had a password so Im a bit uneasy about having it unsecured
    Can anyone help me out please

    If you browse wireless networks does yours have padlock on it ?
    The password may only be for the admin interface which means people still cannot access your network.


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    caoimhemo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 78 ✭✭caoimhemo


    Nope thats how i noticed , its showing up as an unsecured network and I didnt have to type the password to connect to it on my phone or my laptop


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    craichoe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,706 ✭✭✭craichoe


    caoimhemo wrote: »
    Nope thats how i noticed , its showing up as an unsecured network and I didnt have to type the password to connect to it on my phone or my laptop

    http://www.columbia.edu/acis/networks/aptnet/netgear/index.html


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    caoimhemo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 78 ✭✭caoimhemo


    craichoe wrote: »
    http://www.columbia.edu/acis/networks/aptnet/netgear/index.html


    I tried that already , when I type in my ip address its saying the server is requesting a username and password to get in to my router , but I have no idea what they are
    I have tried the old ones to no avail


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    caoimhemo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 78 ✭✭caoimhemo


    Ok im in now
    What type of security should I use

    WEP
    WPA-PSK [TKIP]
    WPA2-PSK [AES]
    WPA-PSK [TKIP] + WPA2-PSK [AES]


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    #12
    caoimhemo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 78 ✭✭caoimhemo


    I think someone might be using my internet connection as my media player keeps asking me do I want to share my library and my laptop is not on
    How can I find out if anyone is piggybacking on my router???


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    Whatsthisabout
    Registered Users Posts: 85 ✭✭Whatsthisabout


    Finding piggy backers is hard. Just change the security key offen

    If the problem goes away straight after changing the key then maybe there is somone cracking it

    However if you use WPA-PSK you should be ok there is quite an amount of work to crack one of those keys just make sure you selecting good strong alphanumeric passwords and you should be fine


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    ethernet
    Registered Users Posts: 3,568 ✭✭✭ethernet


    On my Netgear, to see who's connected to your router, open up the admin page (http://192.168.0.1 by default on Netgears) and click on 'Attached Devices' under Maintenance.


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    caoimhemo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 78 ✭✭caoimhemo


    ethernet wrote: »
    On my Netgear, to see who's connected to your router, open up the admin page (http://192.168.0.1 by default on Netgears) and click on 'Attached Devices' under Maintenance.



    Ok here's mine
    Attached Devices

    # IP Address Device Name MAC Address1192.168.1.2--00:13:20:d1:7e:652192.168.1.4HOME00:19:7e:23:16:42


    What does this mean?


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    Whatsthisabout
    Registered Users Posts: 85 ✭✭Whatsthisabout


    What do you yourself have at home connected

    Games consoles PCs laptops etc.

    Not just wireless items either wired to


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    #17
    caoimhemo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 78 ✭✭caoimhemo


    I have a Laptop, ps3 and phone(n95) but none of them are on at the moment

    I also have an external hard drive but that just connects to the computer via usb


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    Whatsthisabout
    Registered Users Posts: 85 ✭✭Whatsthisabout


    That would seem ok then because you do have more then one divice

    The fact that there off dosent mean they wont appear in the netgear. I am not sure why but that list is not always up to date it sometimes rembers divices long after they have disconnected


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    jor el
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    caoimhemo wrote: »
    Ok here's mine
    Attached Devices

    # IP Address Device Name MAC Address1192.168.1.2--00:13:20:d1:7e:652192.168.1.4HOME00:19:7e:23:16:42


    What does this mean?

    It's showing you have 1 device connected to the router, using IP 192.168.1.2. I'm assuming this is your PC, as you need at least one connection to view the router settings. If your PC is 192.168.1.2 then that's all fine.

    Keep an eye on the connection stats when you suspect someone might be using it. Use WPA2 with a good, long, random character string as a password. Generate on using this.

    Media player asking you to share your library probably doesn't mean it can detect other users, it probably just asks as it's capable of doing it. Maybe go into settings and see if you can disable this option.


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    #20
    caoimhemo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 78 ✭✭caoimhemo


    I have put a new password on using the security that was reccomended so Ill keep an eye on it when I think its being used,
    Thank for all your help I really appreciate it


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