Saturday, July 17, 2010

Internet connection too slow???


Is our internet connection too slow??? There is a good possibility that ur wi-fi is turned on and someone else is using it!!!
So how to shut them off from preventing using your connection???
Every computer is identified in a network through its MAC address. There is something called MAC filtering which allows only specific MAC addresses to be a part of your network!!! So how do we do this??
First of all find the mac address fo ur pc:
  • goto command prompt
  • type getmac to get ur mac address
Find out the default gateway of ur router: for eg : its 192.168.1.1 ~ username and password ~ admin
Just complete the following steps : U might find exactly same or similar sounding options which u need to tweak :
  • Goto Device info
  • DHCP leases – u can find the list of connected devices – this ll tell u who else is a part of ur network
  • Note down that mac address too
  • Now select Wireless option ->MAC filter
  • Use allow or deny mode
  • Allow mode -> Type ur mac address ~ This is safer but it prevents ur mobile from being a part of the network
  • Deny mode -> Type the mac address of the neighbour to cut him off from ur network. This ll allow all other devices to be a part of the network. This is ill adviced because if your neighbour is smart enough he can still be a part of ur network my spofing his MAC id!!!
There’s a flip side to this method. Just as you can shut your neighbour off ur, neighbour can do just the same to you:o . In that case you will be denied to log into the default gateway of ur router. But not a problem really as u ll be denied access only in the wifi. So connect ur laptop via ethernet and do the changes as mentioned before :)




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