Wireless "hacked" lol need advice plz

[Swiss88]

LOL .. ok guys my mum has 98SE downstairs and we have two wireless connections ( not mine ) im JS11 and there is linksys and sky39659 or summet stupid ...


N e ways ... last night files kept popping up as though someone had gained access to the computer saying things like File Could Not Be Loaded Path Not Found or summet .. they didnt touch the computer; it just came up by itself ... i have had a quick sniff about and found lthe above wireless connections .. I need to find a way of gaining access to the other computers IP address's so i can report there IP to the approipiate authorities .. any way of catching their IP addy ?

Plz n thank you

[liljim]

if they are logging in through your wireless router, they are getting their IP from you so you cant really report it to anyone. you really need to read up on wireless security and get it set up. Heres an article with some information and a few things you can do to prevent the neighbors from getting through your router.



heres another site with more information

[Kestrel]

OK, without going into too much detail about wireless encryption, WEP etc. The most simple way to secure your wireless network is by MAC address.

if you go into your routers configuration pages, there should be a section for mac address filtering. simply set this to only allow the mac addresses you provide.

You can find the mac address from your own wireless cards/dongles by either looking at the card where it should be printed on a white label. or going into device manager and loading the properties page for the wireless adapter.

set your router to only allow your own wireless devices, and it will prevent anyone else using the system.


as for popups on your system, although someone could have done this via wireless, it is far more likely that you have suffered from some general internet adware.