Wireless Network

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Does anybody know of a program that will let you view (or be aware of)
other computers connected to your wireless network? (i know pc-cillin
internet security suite has this option, but the program hasn't been
working well for me so i uninstalled it) The reason I'm asking is that
sometimes the connection is slow even though the connection is at
90-100% . I want to see if its the ISP or if there are others connected
to this network.
 
Does anybody know of a program that will let you view (or be aware of)
other computers connected to your wireless network? (i know pc-cillin
internet security suite has this option, but the program hasn't been
working well for me so i uninstalled it) The reason I'm asking is that
sometimes the connection is slow even though the connection is at
90-100% . I want to see if its the ISP or if there are others connected
to this network.
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Access your wireless router's built-in web server (typically at an
address like http://192.168.0.1 or http://192.1681.1) , and display
the list of its DHCP clients. If you see computer names other than
your own, there's probably an intruder.

Have you enabled the highest level of wireless encryption that your
equipment supports?
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Oh! I didn't know that! Thanks! Well, i found out that the macintosh
computer was downloading system updates(it does so automatically) and I
didn't notice that until I saw that the mac box was on the network.
Thanks! Oh, and for security, we have WPA2-PSK. (Encryption AES).
 
Access your wireless router's built-in web server (typically at an
address like http://192.168.0.1 or http://192.168.1.1) , and display
the list of its DHCP clients. If you see computer names other than
your own, there's probably an intruder.

Have you enabled the highest level of wireless encryption that your
equipment supports?
Click to expand...

Oh! I didn't know that! Thanks! Well, i found out that the macintosh
computer was downloading system updates(it does so automatically) and I
didn't notice that until I saw that the mac box was on the network.
Thanks! Oh, and for security, we have WPA2-PSK. (Encryption AES).[/QUOTE]

You're welcome! I'm glad that my suggestion helped you solve the
puzzle.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
 
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