Home network - what computer is this??

[rderoo]

I have three computers at home all running on XP. Two are run from the
wireless router the last one directly through the router (Home). The
wireless ones are Dani and RGD. When I attempted to add another network
place I followed the through the network wizard steps, clicked on "Browse"
and then onto "Entire Network", then "Microsoft Windows Network". What
showed up was two separate workgroups: "MsHome" and "Workgroup". Under
"Workgroup" were listed "Home" and "Dani". Under Mshome was "RGD" and
"Emily".

I have no idea what computer "Emily" is, nor am I able to log onto it. What
is it? How can I get rid of it?
Have I been hacked?

All computers are working well. I just found this by pure luck.

RD

 

[Galen]

In rderoo had this to say:

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I have three computers at home all running on XP. Two are run from the
wireless router the last one directly through the router (Home). The
wireless ones are Dani and RGD. When I attempted to add another
network place I followed the through the network wizard steps,
clicked on "Browse" and then onto "Entire Network", then "Microsoft
Windows Network". What showed up was two separate workgroups:
"MsHome" and "Workgroup". Under "Workgroup" were listed "Home" and
"Dani". Under Mshome was "RGD" and "Emily".

I have no idea what computer "Emily" is, nor am I able to log onto
it. What is it? How can I get rid of it?
Have I been hacked?

All computers are working well. I just found this by pure luck.

RD

Sounds like someone has been borrowing your wireless connection named Emily.
Securing your connection would be a good idea I suspect.

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whole art of detection into one volume." - Sherlock Holmes

 

[Guest]

I agree with Galen. It sounds like you need to reconfigure your router to use
(at least) WEP or better. WEP is a 128-bit encryption that is very difficult
to break. You must first configure the main computer where the router is
connected, write down the letters and numbers for the code, and then put that
same code into each of the wireless adapters computers on your network to
that they can talk to the router on the same network.

You can also just change the channel frequency, but the hack will probably
eventually figure that out. Odds are, you are using channel 6 right now. Most
hacks know that it is the default channel number for almost all wireless
routers. You can also create a new name for your home network, such as
"dadsnet" or "mainone", so that the default "MSHOME" network isn't used. That
MSHOME name is also a default, and hackers also know that.

What type of router do you have?

 

[Guest]

If you have a 802.11g compatible router you can activate WPAPSK.
The users will have to know the password to access youre network/router
utilites/features.
NOTE: no worry, it gets saved under a profil so you dont have to type the
password everytime. [To crack passwords you would need something like
bruteforce and only pro. hackers do something like that.]
Furthermore, as Big_Mack1 already said. You can activate a WEP encryption
and give youre computers static IP adresses, and configure the router that he
only accepts those IP adresses which you have given to youre computers.
All of these options are avaible on your router. Commonly his ip is
192.168.0.1.

Its mostlikely youre nabour who has also got a wireless network and has just
logged into yours by accident. ^^

 

[rderoo]

Will do. Emily is gone now, but what else is???

Thanks for the help

RD