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Ping high and fees more casualties than normal are the first signs that something is wrong. wrong with your internet, you already checked with your provider and nothing in your region or on your equipment seems to contribute to the problem, from there the question arises: is there a neighbor using your wireless network?
Useful not only for this type of situation, knowing who uses your network Wi-Fi ensures more control over how the connection works, something essential for anyone who plays or works on the internet. To help you with this, we have listed some methods for you to discover the intruders connected to your network and, of course, be able to block them too. check it out:
Checking the router itself 436j52
One of the most effective ways to see who is connected to your router is to check the device itself: the vast majority of devices can list and identify the connected gadgets, with newer models even being able to block accesses individually. To this information, however, it is necessary that you have the and senha of your router, usually printed on the body of the equipment.
If your device is currently inaccessible, we recommend that you use the Router s to find out your model's credentials. It is worth ing that some manufacturers use patterns and others vary this information, so be careful not to exhaust the number of attempts - if there are any - and end up blocking your router instead.
Also needed to configure your WiFi modem, the default gateway information is easier to obtain: on your connected computer, press the keys Windows + R and then type 'cmd' in the search field; with that done, press Enter and launch the command 'ipconfig'.
Once you do, your PC will display a list of information about your router, including the address needed to enter your router setup. search by number Default Gateway and access it in your browser as in image:
Here the information may vary depending on the model of your equipment, however, in most cases, all you need to do is enter the credentials and search for 'Device List' in the wireless network menus. You'll know you've found the right option when you see this data:
Note that here your router does not show the name or model of the devices, only a basic identification and address. MAC of each of them – the latter works as an ID of the WiFi chip of each device – so one way to know if there is an unauthorized device on your network is to check if there is an address MAC not belonging to your electronics.
You can find out the MAC address of your mobile devices by browsing the WiFi options, both the iOS as much as Android often display this information in wireless settings submenus. On the PC, the easiest way to check this data is to go to the Network and Sharing Center – by right-clicking the WiFi icon –, select the currently active connection and ask to see its details. The MAC address is the so-called 'Physical Address' displayed on this screen.
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In case you found the previous method too long or complex, know that there are more easy to carry out this inspection on your network: using specific software for this can save you time and patience, but it still requires you to know the MAC address of the connected devices to know if they are yours or from intruders.
As one of the main options available for smartphones, the Fing NetworkScanner has a simple and straightforward interface. Open it with your smartphone connected to the network and, in a few seconds, the app will display a screen with all the gadgets connected, allowing you to declare them as known ou unknown.
Press any device from the list and get more details about it, in this section you can add notes and also check the ping between the selected electronic and your router.
O Wireless Network Watcher is a great software to scan your network in Windows, working as simply as Fing Network Scanner, the program displays all connected devices – and their respective information – as soon as it is opened. With it, it is still possible to check the manufacturer of each device and if it is currently moving the network, something that facilitates the identification of your gadgets among those of possible intruders.
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After correctly identifying who is connected to your wireless network, blocking unauthorized devices becomes a much simpler task: for that, you just need to change your Wi-Fi and thus automatically disconnect any device that is linked to your router. From then on, anyone who wants to access the network will only do so with the new defined by you.
Again varying between equipment models, changing the of a WiFi network is usually easy to do on most devices. Access the setup of your router - with the and mentioned above - and look for the configuration settings WLAN/Wireless to effect the change.
