Suspected piggybacking/ hacking

Lovejoy2 said:

I suspect one of my neighbours is piggybacking my wireless router. How can I ascertain this? (I am using a mac mini with snow leopard). How can I block piggybackers?

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pigoo3 said:

A good strong password is a good place to start.

An internet search on your topic ("How to avoid wireless piggybacking.") is a great place to start as well:

How to Stop Piggybacking on My Wireless | eHow.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piggybacking_(Internet_access)
HowStuffWorks "Setting up a Secure Network"
How to Prevent Neighbors from Using your Wi-Fi Network
http://goarticles.com/article/What-Piggybacking-Is-And-How-To-Avoid-It/6622493/

Plenty more where these came from!

- Nick

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Lovejoy2 said:

Thanks that's helpful - how can I find out if this has been going or not? (All the instructions I can find are for windows machines).

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pigoo3 said:

Like I suggested earlier. The first thing you can do is setup a "strong" password on your router. To do this...dig out the instruction manual for your wireless router.

- Nick

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