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Can I see if Neighbors are on my WiFi Network???
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Los Angeles
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Hi-
Does any software exist, or does the Terminal have the ability to see if people are using my network? I'm running an airport base station in my apartment and have the network Closed at 128 bit WEP. But me speeds are sometimes slow and I feel like it's not just the sites I visit being bogged down, but unwanted visitors borrowing my bandwidth. Any help?
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Senior User
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: san fran, ca
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I don't use an AirPort base station (I have a Netgear router) but doesn't AirPort Admin Utility have a space that displays connected users? If not, a quick serach at Versiontracker turned this up...
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/22129
Also, what type of connection are you on? DSL? Cable? Cable connection split bandwidth between several people (you and your neighbors are a little LAN). So, even if they're not on your AirPort network, they may be using some of your collective bandwidth.
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Los Angeles
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Thanks,
I'm using DSL. I downloaded the Airport Admin Software, but I still don't know where to look to see if other folks ar eon my network. Any other suggestions? The regular airport admin can't tell me anything.
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Mt. Ararat, chillin' with Noah in the Ark's broken hull.
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Originally posted by mattyd:
Cable connection split bandwidth between several people (you and your neighbors are a little LAN). So, even if they're not on your AirPort network, they may be using some of your collective bandwidth.
pfft! At 3 Mb/s 24/7, I must have bandwidth to spare.
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All-seeing and all-knowing since 2000 B.C.
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Addicted to MacNN
Join Date: Jun 1999
Location: Las Vegas, NV, USA
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Originally posted by mattyd:
Cable connections split bandwidth between several people (you and your neighbors are a little LAN). So, even if they're not on your AirPort network, they may be using some of your collective bandwidth.
That's not true on newer cable networks, which are able to guarantee bandwidth to each house. Besides, DSL operates the same way. All those bits get aggregated somewhere upstream.
Chris
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Administrator  Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: San Antonio TX USA
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Originally posted by The Oracle:
pfft! At 3 Mb/s 24/7, I must have bandwidth to spare.
Unfortunately, having bandwidth to spare does not protect you if someone, without your permission, uses your network and commits a crime. It is one thing to have the RIAA come after you for someone using your network to download copyrighted songs, and quite another for the FBI to come visit you because of someone downloading kiddie porn or stolen credit card numbers through your network. It's always better to protect yourself by protecting your network against unauthorized users.
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Glenn -----OTR/L, MOT, Tx
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Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Ancaster, Ontario, Canada
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