Airport Security/Admin Help Requested

xedgelockxxedgelockx
Posted:
in Genius Bar edited January 2014
I am sharing an internet connection with my three roommates. Because the account is under my name, I have asked them not to use file-sharing programs to download illegally or give the password out to anyone out side of the apartment. Recently, web sites have been taking forever to load. I tried power cycling the modem, and that had no effect. I had limited success when I changed the password, but a day or two later it was back to running slow. So, I have good reason to believe that one of my roommates has given the password to his girlfriend who lives on the floor below us, and that another one of them is using file-sharing programs against my wishes.



Does anyone know of any admin tools that would allow me to see how many people are logged in to the airport network at a given time, and/or if anyone is using file sharing programs?



Thanks

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 4
    michael_moriartymichael_moriarty Posts: 127member
    I don't know of any. But you could setup MAC address filtering on your Airport to restrict connection to your Internet to only those you have granted permission to.
  • Reply 2 of 4
    cosmonutcosmonut Posts: 4,872member
    With an Airport base station there's not much hope for seeing who is using the wireless at one time. If you're using something like a Linksys WRT54G, there is a section in the admin settings to look at who is using the network on what IP addresses.



    But yes, MAC address filtering sounds like your best bet. It's not called that on an Airport base station; instead it's just "Access Control" or something like that.



    As far as the file sharing goes, you could turn on the firewall and only allow the ports that you want.



    I applaud you for keeping track of this stuff and maintaining the integrity of your network.
  • Reply 3 of 4
    xedgelockxxedgelockx Posts: 18member
    Thanks for the input... MAC address filtering it is then!
  • Reply 4 of 4
    MarvinMarvin Posts: 15,326moderator
    You might want to check out bandwidth shaping:



    http://www.macgeekery.com/hacks/soft...ng_in_mac_os_x

    http://intrarts.com/throttled.html

    http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/13838



    I think you can use it to evenly divide bandwidth between users. That way, no matter what someone does with their portion, they can only use their designated bandwidth.



    http://apple.slashdot.org/apple/03/0....shtml?tid=179



    I don't know if that would work for you though because the network would have to be controlled by your machine and shared from there. There would probably have to be settings on your router for that.



    I think it's a relatively new deal though:



    "Stay tuned, since there is yet another new protocol being discussed, 802.11e, which adds QoS ("quality of service") to high-speed bandwidth, guaranteeing a reliable stream of data transmission to individual clients, vital for effective video streaming."



    from

    http://llt.msu.edu/vol6num1/emerging/default.html



    "QoS can mean both limiting bandwidth hogs from taking over the network as well as negotiating bandwidth guarantees for applications that have specific requirements (such as real-time voice or video streams)."



    from

    http://www.columbia.edu/acis/network.../advanced.html



    I think routers should have had this from the start. I have heard about so many problems because of this. I even have it at home because my dad uses those voip programs and webcams that just suck out all my bandwidth.
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