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    Check whose been on your connection

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by shadow85, Jan 17, 2007.

  1. shadow85

    shadow85 Notebook Evangelist

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    Any one know how to check, or is there a log, of what computers have been connected to your router?
     
    shadow85, Jan 17, 2007
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  2. bal3wolf

    bal3wolf Notebook Consultant

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    Depending what routers but some log most dont and even if they did all they would log is the computer name and ip address maybe the mac address.
     
    bal3wolf, Jan 17, 2007
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  3. Pitabred

    Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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    Most routers don't log anything. You can set up an external log on your computer with some routers, though.

    http://www.linklogger.com/

    You can also look at your DHCP table on your router to see who's currently connected at any given time without that program. Personally, I'd be using another computer running Linux for routing and logging and just use the router as a WAP if I cared more. I just don't ;)
     
    Pitabred, Jan 17, 2007
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  4. blue68f100

    blue68f100 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Most of the residential routers have limited logging functions. Some of the SMB class routers give you more options.

    If you look a the DHCP log it will give a computer/user name. So you may reconise a users that is not on your system. Some of the wireless routers will have a table of wireless clients that are currently connected.
     
    blue68f100, Jan 17, 2007
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  5. Reezin14

    Reezin14 Crimson Mantle Commander

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    I know that my belkin router can do this.
     
    Reezin14, Jan 17, 2007
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  6. usapatriot

    usapatriot Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    My router does log everything. (Linksys WRT54GS).


    Of course my no one has yet to break into my super secure network!

    -WPA Personal
    -AES/CCMP Encryption
    -Mac Address Filtering On, only devices with their mac addresses listed in setup can access it.
    -Default Administration Password Changed
    -SSID Changed
    -SSID Not Transmitted
     
    usapatriot, Jan 17, 2007
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  7. BigV

    BigV Notebook Deity

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    well, it could still be brute forced if someone cared enough... but at least you're proactive about things.
     
    BigV, Jan 17, 2007
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  8. Golluk

    Golluk Notebook Guru

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    hehe, just got the same router (20 bucks canadian after rebates), and other than AES, thats all the stuff I enabled on mine, of course I managed to keep even myself connected at times while playing with the settings, lol.
     
    Golluk, Jan 18, 2007
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