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Skriven 2009-07-02 15:30:00 av ED VANCE (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av ALAN ZISMAN
Ärende: wifi card w/external ante
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AZ>ED VANCE -> TOM WALKER wrote:


AZ> EV> I, being new to this wireless thing, have wondered how I could detect i
AZ> EV> someone was using my Wi-Fi service and DSL connection to freeload the
AZ> EV> internet from my network.

AZ> EV> I know the Wi-Fi sites in its range are listed in a window I can select
AZ> EV> in Control Panels Network and Sharing Center on the Vista box, because
AZ> EV> saw a lot of names listed in a window for Wi-Fi.

AZ> EV> I deleted everyone of those names since I didn't want to use anyone
AZ> EV> elses connection or let them use mine either.
AZ> EV> So now that window is blank.    Suits me.   ;-)


AZ>Ed:

AZ>In this, and in other messages this morning, you seem to be mixing up your
AZ>wireless router and the WiFi adapter on your computer... the list of names y
AZ>mention sounds like the list, displayed on your computer, of detected router
AZ>in your neighbourhood- yours + others nearby.

Alan,

I don't use a wireless router on my Desktop computer.

What I was desireing to turn off was the Wi-Fi on the Acer Notebook I
bought from my brother.

AZ>That's not a list of nearby computers necessarily- and it doesn't mean that
AZ>those others are connecting to your DSL connection.

That is exactly what I didn't want happening.

AZ>Most routers let you access their settings by typing a specified IP address
AZ>into a web browser then entering a log-in name and password (the exact addre
AZ>and log-in info will vary with router manufacturer, and can be changed in th
AZ>settings)... this will get a set of pages with various configuration setting
AZ>Often, one of the pages- often the one with settings for DHCP will list
AZ>computer names that have been connected... that can be useful to see if any
AZ>computers other than your own have been connecting.

I have tried inputting 192.168.0.1 in Internet Explorer but nothing
happens.

I will try it again on the laptop to make sure I am correct in what I am
typing here so I won't cause more confusion.

All IE8 shows is: "Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage.".

In a CMD window I typed IPCONFIG/ALL and it showed 192.168.1.1, so I
tried thatand got a "Internet Explorer has stopped working" window on
the screen.

When I did the ipconfig/all thing I also saw a line that said: IPv4
192.168.1.101 so I am going to try that in IE8.

That also says "Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage.".

I have no idea how to find the built in Wi-Fi settings in the notebook.

AZ>Moreover, these configuration pages let you enable or disable the router's
AZ>wireless functions- which it seems like you want.

AZ>However, the best way to ensure no one 'outside' is accessing your wireless,
AZ>while still keeping it available for your use is to turn on encryption on th
AZ>wireless connection. Early-generation routers left this off by default to ma
AZ>a simpler setup for users- at the cost of security. Most current models have
AZ>turned on by default, requiring users to run a setup wizard prior to first u

I have went through the notebooks WPA(WPA2?) procedure and have saved it
to a flash drive so when ever (if ever) I want my Desktop to connect
Wirelessly to the notebook I'll be able to do it.

Clear as Mud now??????????


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