Disable the wireless

[Nuclear Krusader]

Howdy,

How do I disable the wireless in my D-Link DI-624 router? Webpages are taking longer than usual to load and I'm worried someone's mooching off my connexion.

TIA

[Chazell29]

Originally Posted by Nuclear Krusader Howdy, How do I disable the wireless in my D-Link DI-624 router? Webpages are taking longer than usual to load and I'm worried someone's mooching off my connexion. TIA

Completly disable it? Um, unplug it..? Or is your PC plugged into the router, which is plugged into your cable/dsl modem? If you only have your one PC, and you have it connected with a cable, just connect your cable into your modem, and don't use the router.

If you do need the router, get your default gateway IP, type that into the URL bar in your browser as if you were going to a website. That will take you to your routers settings/menu. All companies menus are different, so I can't tell you where to go from there, but figure out how to get to the page that displays all of the connections. Take note of the connections that aren't yours, and then if you can't do it on the same page, find another page where you can block IPs, type in that IP, and that will block them out.

Sorry that info is really general and I can't help you out more, I just dont' know what type of router you have, and chances are its different than mine.

[Nuclear Krusader]

Thanks for replying.

I do need the router because of its firewall. I've been in the configuration, but most of the plethora of options really bumfuzzles me, so I don't know where to go. I don't want to start checking and unchecking boxes without knowing what I'm doing.

Thanks again.

[Chazell29]

Originally Posted by Nuclear Krusader Thanks for replying. I do need the router because of its firewall. I've been in the configuration, but most of the plethora of options really bumfuzzles me, so I don't know where to go. I don't want to start checking and unchecking boxes without knowing what I'm doing. Thanks again.

What brand of router do you have? I'll see if I can figure out how to block an IP and find out where to check the connections on your network. Either that, or call your service provider (i.e. cox, yahoo dsl) and tell them you want to set up a password and make your network a secured network, so you need to log in to use the internet. Thats pretty much your only option unless you can indeed disable wireless signal coming from the router, but I don't know how. Just try googling it.

[rave]

i have a di-524
it might have the same interface?
if all else fails. check the manuals online http://www.smarthome.com/manuals/6300G_quick.pdf

----edit----
omg. this router is stupid. browsing through the manual i cant find it either. you can basically just secure your wireless with a wpa/wep key
a more extreme measure would be to encase the antenna in under a wire copper mesh and ground it

[glc]

I don't think you can, but I'll check my DI-624 for you next week, it's in Missouri. What you CAN do is set it up WPA-PSK with a strong key and disable the SSID broadcast. The SSID disable is in Advanced, Performance. Change the SSID too to some gibberish name.

[glc]

Hmm, its very simple - log in, hit Home then Wireless - wireless radio on/off.

[Nuclear Krusader]

Awesome. Thanks.

[dragonxx4]

Usually what I do for kindof a for sure way no one can mooch off your connection is use your MAC address filtering function of your router. Most have this capability i believe. You just input each of your PCs MAC addresses you would like to access the network. It will not allow any other machine access the network. An easy way to see the MAC addy of each machine is to take a gander at your DHCP clients list.

Hope this helps.

CJ

[Nuclear Krusader]

I'll keep that in mind when I get a laptop. Right now, the only system plugged to the router is my workstation which is wired. Thanks.

[TechSec]

Originally Posted by dragonxx4 Usually what I do for kindof a for sure way no one can mooch off your connection is use your MAC address filtering function of your router. Most have this capability i believe. You just input each of your PCs MAC addresses you would like to access the network. It will not allow any other machine access the network. An easy way to see the MAC addy of each machine is to take a gander at your DHCP clients list. Hope this helps. CJ

Although MAC address filtering gives an extra layer of security it's easily bypassed (Google). Use WPA2 (not WEP) with a random 63 character key and you will be safe (for now!). WEP, MAC filtering, hidden SSID's and changing the SSID are barriers to curious neighbours but will not stop a determined intruder.