who has been using my wireless?

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paulpaul
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in Genius Bar edited January 2014
I'd like a way to see who has been using my wireless connection to the internet that i have set up in my room. is there any way to track what they have been doing?



I have an ABS...



what about a software base station...

is there any way to know who is using that connection?



TIA



-Paul

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  • Reply 1 of 17
    toweltowel Posts: 1,479member
    Every wireless router keeps a log of what computers log on to it and when. For my DLink, I access it by browsing the router's internal web pages (192.168.0.1 from a computer connected to it). I presume it's similar for other 3rd party routers.



    As for what those people are doing, I think that's a much more complicated question.
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  • Reply 2 of 17
    alcimedesalcimedes Posts: 5,486member
    you could install some kind of packet sniffer on the line, see what that shows you. you probably don't really want to know.
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  • Reply 3 of 17
    paulpaul Posts: 5,278member
    well just seeing who has been using it is a good first step...



    using software base station... where can i find that log file towel speaks of?



    what about the airport base station?



    thanks for the help so far
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  • Reply 4 of 17
    bobwbobw Posts: 49member
    <a href="http://www.versiontracker.com/moreinfo.fcgi?id=13007&db=mac"; target="_blank">You can use MacSniffer</a>
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  • Reply 5 of 17
    bellebelle Posts: 1,574member
    For a bit of fun, if some of your leeches are sending unencrypted information, try <a href="http://www.etherpeg.org/"; target="_blank">this</a> little app. (Mac OS X version available at bottom of page.)
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  • Reply 6 of 17
    escherescher Posts: 1,811member
    [quote]Originally posted by tonton:

    <strong>Now I'm afraid my voyeuristic tendnencies will get me into mischief. I can only imagine the things my lawyer boss browses online late at night...</strong><hr></blockquote>



    tonton: Did you change jobs? I didn't think you worked for lawyers before. Good catch on the next post. Pretty scary though...



    Escher



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  • Reply 7 of 17
    murbotmurbot Posts: 5,262member
    Uh oh. No more leeching wireless at work for me.



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  • Reply 7 of 17
    murbotmurbot Posts: 5,262member
    dp



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  • Reply 9 of 17
    kickahakickaha Posts: 8,760member
    tonton, if you're going to post pics like that, at least make them big enough so we can see them clearly. Sheesh. Talk about rude...
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  • Reply 10 of 17
    escherescher Posts: 1,811member
    [quote]Originally posted by tonton:

    <strong>I've got a speech tomorrow at a book launch, and I have no idea what to say...</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Oy vey! Good luck in any case. Personally, I'm looking into abandoning the legal field, even though I'm counting on finishing my JD. I've just come to realize that I'd rather be a happy average person with fun hobbies than a high achiever with no free time. There's more to life than work. As the old Romans used to say, carpe diem. You only live once. Why make it boring?



    Escher
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  • Reply 11 of 17
    newnew Posts: 3,244member
    Neither my log, macSniffer or EtherPEG works on my Dlink wireless network. Anybody know why, can it be because I use MAC Adresse Control?
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  • Reply 12 of 17
    newnew Posts: 3,244member
    well I tried both, but since I had no luck with MacSniffer (and even my router log is blank), I figured there might be a more general network problem.

    And if it's general, maybe someone knows why. I'll try to chmod it later.
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