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Hello. I have home network setup using Linksys. Wireless connection with a
laptop shows someone outside of my network on my network with a lock on his profie. Does this mean he/she has access to my network along with the PCs on it? How do I remedy this situation. Many thanks in advance! |
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wrote: Hello. I have home network setup using Linksys. Wireless connection with a laptop shows someone outside of my network on my network with a lock on his profie. Does this mean he/she has access to my network along with the PCs on it? How do I remedy this situation. Many thanks in advance! I'm not sure what you're describing, but I suspect that it's a list of the available wireless networks. If so, it's probably telling you that one of your neighbors has a wireless network, and that the network is encrypted (requires a network key to connect). That doesn't mean that anyone has access to your network. -- Best Wishes, Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking) Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups. Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking http://mvp.support.microsoft.com Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm |
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Steve thanks for the kind reply! Does this mean that he sees my network also?
Does he have access to my network? I say that because I have no password on mine. It has been a while now, how do I create a password for the network so that every pc upon getting to the network signing in? "Steve Winograd [MVP]" wrote: In article , Chris wrote: Hello. I have home network setup using Linksys. Wireless connection with a laptop shows someone outside of my network on my network with a lock on his profie. Does this mean he/she has access to my network along with the PCs on it? How do I remedy this situation. Many thanks in advance! I'm not sure what you're describing, but I suspect that it's a list of the available wireless networks. If so, it's probably telling you that one of your neighbors has a wireless network, and that the network is encrypted (requires a network key to connect). That doesn't mean that anyone has access to your network. -- Best Wishes, Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking) Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups. Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking http://mvp.support.microsoft.com Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm |
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Network password
In article , Chris
wrote: Hello. I have home network setup using Linksys. Wireless connection with a laptop shows someone outside of my network on my network with a lock on his profie. Does this mean he/she has access to my network along with the PCs on it? How do I remedy this situation. Many thanks in advance! I'm not sure what you're describing, but I suspect that it's a list of the available wireless networks. If so, it's probably telling you that one of your neighbors has a wireless network, and that the network is encrypted (requires a network key to connect). That doesn't mean that anyone has access to your network. Steve thanks for the kind reply! Does this mean that he sees my network also? Does he have access to my network? I say that because I have no password on mine. It has been a while now, how do I create a password for the network so that every pc upon getting to the network signing in? You're welcome, Chris. If you can see your neighbor's network, your neighbor can probably see your network and connect to it. Your wireless router's user manual should have information on how to enable encryption and define a network key. Use the strongest type of encryption that your equipment supports. From weakest to strongest, the common encryption types a 64-bit WEP 128-bit WEP WPA WPA2 If your computer runs Windows Me, it might not have WPA or WPA2. In that case, use 128-bit WEP. This web page should help: 4 steps to set up your home wireless network http://www.microsoft.com/athome/more...lesssetup.mspx -- Best Wishes, Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking) Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups. Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking http://mvp.support.microsoft.com Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm |
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