someone is stealing my broadband - new router needed

bastic · 10 Oct 2010 at 17:16

Hi,
Today I have noticed that someone is 'stealing' my broadband via WiFi - that would explain my recent slow internet....

I have o2 box 2 ... it has no options to filter network at all...no MAC filtering, nothing..... not to mention blocking a device with specific MAC...

So I have decided I need a new router.

Anything good up to lets say £50 ?
Any advice welcome

benftl · 10 Oct 2010 at 17:23

The O2 box supports WPA encryption and provided you set up a long password it's pretty much unbreakable.

Anewbe4u · 10 Oct 2010 at 17:25

Is there a reason you just don't change the key or are you simply over thinking it to much?

Deleted member 77746 · 10 Oct 2010 at 17:29

This is the most funniest reason I have saw to have a new router..

PSSSSSSST ...... O2 are doing a promotion .. £9.99 for their new O2 Wireless IV box...

bastic · 10 Oct 2010 at 17:29

just done that ;p

but every reason is good to get a new toy

bastic · 10 Oct 2010 at 17:49

WPA TKIP with 64 chars should help now

but still I could use a new router

~Divine~Wind~ · 10 Oct 2010 at 17:54

Or have you just received a letter saying you've been downlaoding things you shouldn't have and this is an elaborate cover up?

bastic · 10 Oct 2010 at 18:01

~Divine~Wind~ said:
Or have you just received a letter saying you've been downlaoding things you shouldn't have and this is an elaborate cover up?

haha no

... not yet

whoever that is got on my nerv.... before I switched to wpa, i quickly changed wep key and guess what ...he was back !!!

if he cracks that one, im getting police involved :cool:

Vita · 10 Oct 2010 at 18:15

bastic said:
haha no ... not yet

whoever that is got on my nerv.... before I switched to wpa, i quickly changed wep key and guess what ...he was back !!!

if he cracks that one, im getting police involved

Trace his I.P back to a location? Probably someone very local to you.

killsta · 10 Oct 2010 at 18:16

Vita said:
Trace his I.P back to a location? Probably someone very local to you.

His local IP?

Boo_hoo · 10 Oct 2010 at 18:32

Track what? If he is stealing wireless the ip is set by the router...
He could find out the name of the guys computer if there is someone connected. Maybe he'll get lucky and it will be something like "Harrison-family"

bastic · 10 Oct 2010 at 18:36

it was someones name ...smth like bernieluv-laptop lol

and as mentioned IP is local to me ...

now after I have changed my security to wpa i see from time to time a device with unknown MAC connected t router but is is shown as inactive and disappears after a while so maybe somones is trying to connect with no luck ...

Duke · 10 Oct 2010 at 18:47

It may take a while for the old connection to timeout on the attached devices list. Worth restarting the router to clear it.

bastic · 10 Oct 2010 at 18:50

Duke said:
It may take a while for the old connection to timeout on the attached devices list. Worth restarting the router to clear it.

will do as well

Azuse05 · 10 Oct 2010 at 19:09

bastic said:
WPA TKIP

Umm, no. The TKIP cypher was broken a long time ago. May we well use WEP as TKIP if you've got someone breaking in.

WPA AES or better WAP2 AES.

bastic · 10 Oct 2010 at 19:52

Azuse05 said:
Umm, no. The TKIP cypher was broken a long time ago. May we well use WEP as TKIP if you've got someone breaking in.

WPA AES or better WAP2 AES.

only options I have on router are :
wpa
wpa2
wpa+wpa2

Orcvader · 10 Oct 2010 at 20:59

The o2 box does do MAC filtering :confused:

bastic · 10 Oct 2010 at 21:10

Orcvader said:
The o2 box does do MAC filtering

2nd one ?? i went through all options and havent seen it ...

arknor · 10 Oct 2010 at 21:19

try to connect to there shared folder some people share a whole drive, delete some os files and other misc stuff.

change your key

bastic · 10 Oct 2010 at 21:20

someone is stealing my broadband - new router needed

Can't type for toffee