Computer issues and problems, virus warnings, tech problems, whatever

[raauul]

In Reply To: arty's post @ May 12 2013, 11:34 PM

Your modem or wireless access point might have indicator light for wireless traffic. (unless its one of the compact mobile broadband things) If it flickering away furiously & you are doing nothing, there is something going on.

But as Arty said the MAC address should be able to be restricted to each allowed device.

You should have an option in your wireless modem settings to view MAC addresses of connected devices, once again, if everything else is off & you see devices there, you have a leacher.

Also as well as your wireless password, your modem will have username/passwords for access, make sure they too are changed from default.

[arty]

In Reply To: arty's post @ May 12 2013, 10:55 PM

And here is another good article about password selection:
http://h30565.www3.hp.com/t5/Feature-Artic...e-WPA2/ba-p/257

If you're bilingual, you can of course avoid all 100,000 English dictionary entries and use a sentence that makes sense to you in Latin, French, German, or Swahili. Separate the words by special characters, and a hacker will get a toothache.
Quid_est_Minos?_Stultus_rex.Ego_autem_artifex!

If you're limited to an English memory, another good trick is to "pre-encrypt" your chosen password by translating each letter to a nearby key on your keyboard. For example, instead of a letter in your memorised password, you use the one above and to the right.
"p" becomes "-", "b" becomes "h", etc. "Bumpkin" is typed as "H8k-o9j".

btw I just notice a typo in my earlier reply: It's a list of MAC addresses, not IP addresses, that you can restrict access to.

[arty]

In Reply To: Carsha's post @ May 12 2013, 08:46 PM

The router has wpa pass word protection which I have read can be hacked.
Apparently wpa 2 is what is needed?

Anything can be hacked, given enough time.
But you can make it harder for thieves to crack your code.

WPA2-PSK in User-defined mode is probably the strongest encryption commercially available to SOHO users. Of course, you must use a decently complicated password. Have a read here:
http://netsecurity.about.com/od/secureyour.../WPA2-Crack.htm

You may also choose not to broadcast your SSID.

[Carsha]

In Reply To: arty's post @ May 12 2013, 08:05 PM

The 30gig was the biggest download amount in the last 5 days.
I realised there was a problem when I purchased more download and it was
abruptly used.

Maybe I am wrong about the kid next door but I m thinking since
he has decided not to attend school anymore and spends every day/night in
his room online he is up to something unnatural Now somehow our downloads have
had a massive rate of increase.......Maybe jumping at shadows but it has
to be someone close.

The router has wpa pass word protection which I have read can be hacked.
Apparently wpa 2 is what is needed?

Anyway thanks for the advice.

cs

[arty]

In Reply To: Carsha's post @ May 12 2013, 07:05 PM

Would the kids have access to your router? Maybe, plug an Ethernet cable in?
Some routers assume when you are plugged in, you own the thing.

Otherwise, some passwords can be easily "guessed". (My neighbour's box is called "our internet", and he hasn't changed his default password.)

I'm assuming you know about different strengths of different encryption methods and have chosen the highest level available; you'll also have made sure that your kids (if any) don't share their access codes. But could they have watched you type? Maybe with a high-res tele lens through the office window?

I believe there are code crackers available that simply try any combination in rapid succession until they hit the password. Again, a "good" device will notice and foil that kind of attack.
Other than that, I can't think of any method that's effortless enough to be worthwhile for the sake of 30Gig "free" download.

But you could check if your router offers device authorisation. Mine lets me restrict access to a set of predefined IP addresses.

[Carsha]

I need to know if a wireless network can be hacked easily.
Somehow 30gig was downloaded from my internet account in one day when our computers were turned of.
The network is pass worded but since we have some tech savy kids next door Im thinking they have hacked the network somehow.
Are there any other possibilities ?

CS

[flower]

In Reply To: arty's post @ Apr 26 2013, 10:10 AM

But I start it once a day!

Hi arty, so long as it eventually starts I don't mind, the temptation is to try again when the last message on the load appears first, but then nothing else for probably 30 seconds, and this with the school kids on holiday not clogging country ADSL.

[arty]

In Reply To: flower's post @ Apr 26 2013, 10:00 AM

For me, the difference is minimal. Charts come up quickly, only watchlists take a little longer than before. But I start it once a day!
If you "Save Layout" with some charts and Analyser open, you'll see results faster.
Iress needs to negotiate with Java that it's still accepting the old version, I guess.
I'm sure that will be fixed soon as well.

[flower]

MA7 now taking an inordinate time to finally load, just when you think it isn't going to happen-- it works---anybody else having the same issues?

[mjwk]

In Reply To: wolverine's post @ Apr 23 2013, 01:58 PM

sounds like the the two Irish fellas in the truck. "Paddy,have a look out the window and see if indicator is working?"
Yes it is.

No it isn't.


Yes it is.

No it isn't.