hello there, im quite new to this and im quite worried that someone is using my net, on my router dhcp i see my devices and i also see a unix box called dream box connected to my router, ive tried using several security measures to block that device off but for some reason it always manages to reconnect, i really dont feel easy about this and im wondering if someone could guide me to block this device off completely? any more information needed i can provide , thank you and i apologise for any typo of mispellings as im pouring everything out and typing it as i go before i forget anything .
the problem is im active on my laptop and at the moment i dont have a place i could sit long enough to monitor without using the wireless connection,
my wireless security is wpa psk(adsl1 router) + mac filter + hidden ssid, each protocol was an addon after a fail attempt, meaning the hidden ssid was my last action against this random device.
I'm at a bit of lose here really - hopefully one of the network gurus will have a look later
Mac filtering should stop that MAC address from appearing
So you have changed the SSID name and now hidden
implemented MAC filtering
WPA security - with a new passcode and it appears - there are some reports on google of this WPA-PSK being broken
Would need to be pretty persistent to get buy all that
do you have an option for WPA2 and do all your devices support that type of encryption?
try ping 192.168.1.4 - see if its actually on the network - or just a lease showing
also note : when i pinged this afternoon, it worked and this was not the same result i got, but i gues he found out or something? just throwing stuff into the dark
or the changes you have already made have kicked him off and the lease has expired - is the device still listed in the DHCP table
the last thing i can think of, in addition to everything else - is to change to a fixed IP only - turn off the DHCP service and change the IP to something other that 192.168.x.x or the old numbers 10.x.x.x
You wouldn't happen to have a DVR or something of that nature that you forgot would you?
From my experience with MAC address filter it works really well. Plus WPA and hidden SSID.... Come on... This guy would need to read your mind to attach to this network via wireless...
You also may want to unplug anything that is hard wired. When a device is hard wired the MAC filter is not used (from my experience may vary by brand.)
i really do not know what hackers could do these days lol i really did not want to take the chances hmm i will go look around and see if i find anything, i orginaly thought dreambox was a unix box?
wow.. it is that dumb device he installed 2 months ago, dang.. i put so much effort into trying to get rid of that device and so much effort freaking out for this .. xD
it was a random device like sky or something he had installed , along with a huge satelite dish on my backyard, i was aware that it was installed but i wasnt aware that it required a network connection as wel as the satelite dish XD
thanks for that - you can marked solved - button at top of page " Mark Solved "
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