Wireless Networks

[IainBusby]

easier than that, block all mac addresses and allow only yours thru the router.

The address range of a typical domestic router will be something like 192.168.0.1 to 192.168.0.255 . To secure the router properly so that only your devices can connect, you simply restrict the address range to the address of the router, typically 192.168.0.1 plus 1 additional address for each device, PC or network printer etc, that you have in your household.

So if for instance you had 2 PC's, 1 laptop, 1 network printer and a network media storage device that would be 5 devices plus the router making 6 in all. Then you would simply set the address range in your router to 192.168.0.1 to 192.168.0.6 and then restrict the issuance of each address to a particular mac address so that each of your devices are then tied to a particular address.

Cheers,

Iain.

[walesrob]

The address range of a typical domestic router will be something like 192.168.0.1 to 192.168.0.255 . To secure the router properly so that only your devices can connect, you simply restrict the address range to the address of the router, typically 192.168.0.1 plus 1 additional address for each device, PC or network printer etc, that you have in your household.

So if for instance you had 2 PC's, 1 laptop, 1 network printer and a network media storage device that would be 5 devices plus the router making 6 in all. Then you would simply set the address range in your router to 192.168.0.1 to 192.168.0.6 and then restrict the issuance of each address to a particular mac address so that each of your devices are then tied to a particular address.

Cheers,

Iain.

Good advice there Iain, especially if you live in an area where there are many wireless networks.

[aromulus]

The address range of a typical domestic router will be something like 192.168.0.1 to 192.168.0.255 . To secure the router properly so that only your devices can connect, you simply restrict the address range to the address of the router, typically 192.168.0.1 plus 1 additional address for each device, PC or network printer etc, that you have in your household.

So if for instance you had 2 PC's, 1 laptop, 1 network printer and a network media storage device that would be 5 devices plus the router making 6 in all. Then you would simply set the address range in your router to 192.168.0.1 to 192.168.0.6 and then restrict the issuance of each address to a particular mac address so that each of your devices are then tied to a particular address.

Cheers,

Iain.

Does anybody speak the Queen's English, on this site, anymore............????

[IainBusby]

Does anybody speak the Queen's English, on this site, anymore............????

Sorry about that Dom, I was just just chewing on a manual.

[joebloggs]

more important don't forget to hide your name of your router/network from being broadcast

and save or write down the settings of your router just incase it loses them or you have to do a cold reset , espcially if its taken you hours setting it up

[IainBusby]

more important don't forget to hide your name of your router/network from being broadcast

and save or write down the settings of your router just incase it loses them or you have to do a cold reset , espcially if its taken you hours setting it up

Oh, btw, don't forget to hide your name of your router/network from being broadcast and save or write down the settings of your router just in case it loses them or you have to do a cold reset, espcially if its taken you hours setting it up. Where's Dom, is he taking this all in?

[joebloggs]

its friday afternoon, dom will be helping himself to the stock

[IainBusby]

its friday afternoon, dom will be helping himself to the stock

[aromulus]

its friday afternoon, dom will be helping himself to the stock

Got some real beauties at the moment, if you can spare a couple of hundred quid, I will send you a case.....

Only kidding, boss..........

[IainBusby]

The address range of a typical domestic router will be something like 192.168.0.1 to 192.168.0.255 . To secure the router properly so that only your devices can connect, you simply restrict the address range to the address of the router, typically 192.168.0.1 plus 1 additional address for each device, PC or network printer etc, that you have in your household.

So if for instance you had 2 PC's, 1 laptop, 1 network printer and a network media storage device that would be 5 devices plus the router making 6 in all. Then you would simply set the address range in your router to 192.168.0.1 to 192.168.0.6 and then restrict the issuance of each address to a particular mac address so that each of your devices are then tied to a particular address.

Cheers,

Iain.

Oh, and don't forget to change the router name and the admin password.