wi-fi

yes im using a wireless router, but thanks for the info, ive heard that kismet can bypass all of the security you have. kismet is a hackers tool that people use to get passwords and other things. How can prove that people are using my internet service? its very hard to do i cant just go up to my neighbor and tell them hey stop using my service.

I do realise that no security measure is invincible. Kismet is not for the ordinary computer user. Many Internet users get connected, and use the 'free' connection, to surf the web. Most know about the security/password thing, but they do not know more. Kismet is not a simple download, install, and run software. Before this I used to live in a neighbourhood where I detected 28 computer users hooking on to my home wireless network. Only one had the decency to disconnect and tried to look for the owner of the network. The rest, thinking that I am an old idiot, kept on trying. Occasionally I let them through, and they all thought that it was due to changes in the weather. Months later I suggested to several of them that they make some contribution as I have to pay the electricity bill. They refused by getting their own Internet access. All they did for Internet security was to have a WEP based password. After two months in a new neighbourhood I have detected 24 unauthorised connections. If you have a USB GPS equipment you casn detect the rough location of a wireless station using Net Stumbler. Many hackers use Wireshark to find out the conversation between a wireless station and a wireless network. Network Investigator is a newer software which is said to be better than Wireshark in several aspects.