how do you know if anyone is piggy backing

You would look at the routers configurations pages which should tell you what is connected to it. Joan

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Rob

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On Sat, 17 Feb 2007 12:14:49 -0000, "Joan Archer" wrote: : William Ervine wrote: : > Hi im new to this wireless thing but ive my computer hardwired to the : > router and my sons laptop is wireless to it and im just wondering how : > do you find out if anyone is piggybacking on to it. : >

: > thanks : : You would look at the routers configurations pages which should tell you : what is connected to it.

Most (but not all) routers with DHCP servers keep track of this information, but most access points (which rarely have DHCP servers) don't.

But the real point is that it's much easier to turn on encryption and prevent the piggybacking than it is to figure out whether anyone's doing it to you.

Bob

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