How can I prevent my housemate from accessing my wireless internet?
 

No, I'm not being stingy!

The broadband account is in my name and the direct debit comes out of my account each month.....and he's not paid me his share in four months, despite numerous requests. Is there anyway for me to prevent him from using the internet without him knowing I've done it?

Thanks

K

Re: How can I prevent my housemate from accessing my wireless internet?
 

If its wireless, why not change the WEP/WPA, and change and hide the SSID. That way your router would just vanish :)

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It would be obvious if you've blocked it.

Assuming you have control over the router, log into the admin page, change the admin password so he can't log in himself. Then change the wireless password key. You'd have to change the key on your own computers to match the new one.

If he has physical access to the modem / router, he could of course just unplug cables.

Edit: Oh and do the SSID thingy as suggested above too :tu:

Re: How can I prevent my housemate from accessing my wireless internet?
 

MAC filtering would also stop his access.

Re: How can I prevent my housemate from accessing my wireless internet?
 

Thanks guys, he does have access to the router, but wouldn't know what to do with it, and if he saw the other laptop etc working would just assume it was his that was at fault! I'll give the above a try.

Whilst I'm here, is there anyway to control the amount he downloads? He's forever downloading films and slowing everyone elses connection down despite my asking him not to!

Re: How can I prevent my housemate from accessing my wireless internet?
 

Has the router got a QoS function. That would enable his bandwith to be throttled relative to the other connections.

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Not sure, how would I check this?!

Re: How can I prevent my housemate from accessing my wireless internet?
 

Depends on the router. Look in the admin panel options.

Re: How can I prevent my housemate from accessing my wireless internet?
 

Sorry, I'm really dumb beyond the basics! Can anyone tell me where I do this?!

Re: How can I prevent my housemate from accessing my wireless internet?
 

What is your router make and model?

Re: How can I prevent my housemate from accessing my wireless internet?
 

Umm it's a Netgear DG834G I'm guessing it's not possible on this model? If so, which would be a good router to purchase that does have it?

Re: How can I prevent my housemate from accessing my wireless internet?
 

Shoot him!

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I would if I thought I'd get away with it :shocked:

Re: How can I prevent my housemate from accessing my wireless internet?
 

i'm sure there is a forum somewhere that would help you out with that one lol!!
but as said above why not just change the router as jellybaby said (quote) If its wireless, why not change the WEP/WPA, and change and hide the SSID. That way your router would just vanish

it's the best way and so what if he knows you've done it, it is your connection after all and i hate freeloaders he's just as bad as someone who has a cloned modem in my eye's (what's your address i'll grass him up) lol :D

Re: How can I prevent my housemate from accessing my wireless internet?
 

Here's a radical suggestion.
Change your network security password.
Ask your friend (sponge) to pay for the last four months and next month in advance.
Give your friend the password once paid up.
Put your foot down you'll feel better afterward.

Re: How can I prevent my housemate from accessing my wireless internet?
 

Wrt54GL + Tomato (it's a 3rd party firmware)

Tomato does Upstream and Downstream QOS
(Although the downstream is quite crude as the only way to do it is to drop packets till the other end reduces the rate they are sending at)

Re: How can I prevent my housemate from accessing my wireless internet?
 

I've not used Tomato so can't comment, but DD-WRT is similar. I have mine to specifically block high volume traffic like newsgroups during peak hours. You could do something similar with your housemate - prevent him using downloading protocols like newsgroups and bittorrent during hours you specify leaving the other machines unaffected.

I've also seen reports of DD-WRT being used for chargeable hotspot setups - that's one way to get the money from your housemate :)

Re: How can I prevent my housemate from accessing my wireless internet?
 

Shredder's DG834G is an ADSL modem/router.

WRT54GL is a cable router.

Re: How can I prevent my housemate from accessing my wireless internet?
 

Excuse me when I go jump off a cliff...

You are of course quite right, I'm just feeling particularly dopey today :dunce:

Although I could point out that you could probably still use one although you'd basically have to plug both routers together and either Bridge the DG834 or if it doesn't support it DMZ the other router.

Is there a router than can run DD-WRT/Tomato and has an inbuilt DSL modem.

Re: How can I prevent my housemate from accessing my wireless internet?
 

While I've not tried DD-WRT on a DSL router, this implies that it is now supported - you just need to find something from this rather large list.

I would upgrade the version I'm running (and have been for over 2 years now), but at the end of the day it does everything I need and more so why risk the router!

Re: How can I prevent my housemate from accessing my wireless internet?
 

i have just installed a wireless setup but it is usecure how do i make it secure

Re: How can I prevent my housemate from accessing my wireless internet?
 

Read the manual?

Whilst I'm here can anyone help me win the lottery? :rolleyes:

Re: How can I prevent my housemate from accessing my wireless internet?
 

:welcome:

there is an article here

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/34141478-post1.html

which gives some info - as Losttheplot says, any extra detail you might need should be in your router manual :)

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Nice thread hijacking! :tu: