Wireless security with unallowed accesses

Jul 13, 2006 3 Replies

Hi.



I've recently set up a wireless network at home with just one laptop and a D-Link DI-524 wireless router.



Every time I switch on my computer I get an unallowed access from a certain mac address. This then continues during the time my computer is switched on and it's always from the same mac address.



I don't know how to trace this mac address, all I looked up was the vendor and it sayed it was Apple Inc. ( I own an Acer laptop )



The network has WPA-psk encryption, firewall and mac filtering.



Is this someone from the outside looking, or trying to get in on my connection/computer? The strange thing it starts almost instantly I switch on my computer regardless of what the time is, middle of the night, 6 AM, etc..



Thnx in advance, /D



The same mac address is also trying to get access to the router when my computer is turned off. Just wanted to add that ;-)

/D

Might it be the MAC address of your broadband modem??????

On 13 Jul 2006 07:15:47 -0700, snipped-for-privacy@toontrack.com wrote in :

Turn off the MAC filtering -- it's easily spoofed and has no real value.

Probably your own gear. Change the passphrase on WPA-PSK to something really strong, and don't worry.

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