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Microsoft Default Browser Firefox. Google's New Pet Art. Robinhood Hack Find Downloaded Files on an iPhone. Use Your iPhone as a Webcam. Hide Private Photos on iPhone. This article originally ran in January , and was updated with new information in August , and again in October However, all wireless devices are in a DMZ no access to inside network without a remote connection and I use QoS to only allow those outside devices bandwidth I'm not using.
I'm not sure you can do this with dd-wrt. Pretty easy with a snapgear or other ucLinux. BTW, I just found out that there's a 'snapgear' version of ucLinux. I guess something good came out Snapgear the company getting swallowed and killed.
I hadn't realized the entire code base had been OSed. Now that I'm thinking about it - it's sad that the setup I use above isn't just one of the standard setups available in residential routers.
But depending on how your router stores login information, the attached devices could also just be smartphones and wearables belonging to the people who have visited your house before. Do your Internet speeds slow down every time your neighbor returns home from work? Then he or she might be using your WiFi. To verify that your suspicion is true, change your WiFi password and do a speed test to see whether your Internet speeds have improved.
If they suddenly get worse after a few hours or days, your neighbor might be pretty good when it comes to WiFi hacking. As you may know, most modern wireless networks are encrypted. When someone joins your wireless network, either because the person has managed to steal your password or because you gave the person the password yourself, the encryption stops affecting your security with respect to them.
Depending on how your computer and other devices are configured, a stranger who joins your WiFi might gain access to the files that you share among computers, printers, and other connected devices. The sad truth is that most computer users have terrible habits when it comes to security and seldom take even the most basic security precautions. If someone on your network gets infected by a dangerous strain of malware, the malicious software could spread to other computers and devices on the network.
Some types of malware focus specifically on WiFi routers , either using their resources for malicious purposes or taking advantage of their central role to attack as many people as possible. While on Netgear, you need to look for Attached Devices. However, there are other methods you can use. There are quite a few different network scanners out there that you can use. The only downside is that these apps will only list active devices — the ones that are currently online.
Doing this will keep anyone from using your internet connection to perform malicious acts. What tools did you use to do that? Share your experience with us in the comments below. Anya is a freelance technology writer. With a background in Journalism, Language Studies, and Technical Translation, Anya couldn't imagine her life and work without using modern technology on a daily basis.
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