Wireless Router Hack? Please Help

devy · 03-07-2009, 08:29 AM

Well my connection started acting weird last night and when I tried to fix it a came upon my site survey results that look like this.

(screen shot of my site survey on my linksys wireless network, ignore the croell one, thats the neighbors.)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...2/wireless.jpg

There has been no messing with any systems that I am aware of, I ran spybot search and destroy and updated my avast. It still makes me nervous, however and I have no idea how to fix it. I need the wireless connection but I am worried they can access my computer through that. I didn't even know I could set up a password for it, I've never had any options for that. Can anyone tell me steps on how to fix it, or direct me somewhere I can get my router back and secure it better?

**johnwill** · 03-09-2009, 07:06 AM

Perhaps if you'd share the exact make, model, and hardware revision of the wireless router, we could be more help.

AbnormalCreatio · 03-10-2009, 03:28 AM

hahaha i used to do that to my neighbors lol. thats why you need to give it a password

here's what you do

click start, run, type in cmd. in the command box that pops up, type in ipconfig
type the number next to default gateway into your internet browser, whether its mozilla firefox, internet explorer... or whatever.

that should open up a login screen.for linksys routers, leave username blank, and type in admin for the password. for most others, type in admin for id, and password for the password. for most wireless routers, thats the default. if that doesnt work, google your wireless router brand in google as " "brand name" login default" and see what results you get

go in there and under wireless settings or wireless security (depends on brand) find anywhere that you can rename the network. in this case, the spot where you will change it will have the horse fxxxxr part. rename it. then choose wpa-2 personal password, and type in anything you can remember and not forgot, that also isnt too easy for a hacker to crack. throw in some numbers too

apply settings, then you are set. be sure to test the connection on all your other components that connect wirelessly, you will need to connect to your new name and use the new password

let us know if that works for you

03-07-2009, 08:29 AM	#1 (permalink)
devy Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1 OS: windows xp	Wireless Router Hack? Please Help Well my connection started acting weird last night and when I tried to fix it a came upon my site survey results that look like this. (screen shot of my site survey on my linksys wireless network, ignore the croell one, thats the neighbors.) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...2/wireless.jpg There has been no messing with any systems that I am aware of, I ran spybot search and destroy and updated my avast. It still makes me nervous, however and I have no idea how to fix it. I need the wireless connection but I am worried they can access my computer through that. I didn't even know I could set up a password for it, I've never had any options for that. Can anyone tell me steps on how to fix it, or direct me somewhere I can get my router back and secure it better?

03-09-2009, 07:06 AM	#2 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,921 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: Wireless Router Hack? Please Help Perhaps if you'd share the exact make, model, and hardware revision of the wireless router, we could be more help. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

03-10-2009, 03:28 AM	#3 (permalink)
AbnormalCreatio Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 31 OS: vista business 64 bit	Re: Wireless Router Hack? Please Help hahaha i used to do that to my neighbors lol. thats why you need to give it a password here's what you do click start, run, type in cmd. in the command box that pops up, type in ipconfig type the number next to default gateway into your internet browser, whether its mozilla firefox, internet explorer... or whatever. that should open up a login screen.for linksys routers, leave username blank, and type in admin for the password. for most others, type in admin for id, and password for the password. for most wireless routers, thats the default. if that doesnt work, google your wireless router brand in google as " "brand name" login default" and see what results you get go in there and under wireless settings or wireless security (depends on brand) find anywhere that you can rename the network. in this case, the spot where you will change it will have the horse fxxxxr part. rename it. then choose wpa-2 personal password, and type in anything you can remember and not forgot, that also isnt too easy for a hacker to crack. throw in some numbers too apply settings, then you are set. be sure to test the connection on all your other components that connect wirelessly, you will need to connect to your new name and use the new password let us know if that works for you __________________ Antec 300 ll Asus M3N78-VM ll AMD x64 6400+ 3.36 ghz ll coolermaster v8 cooler ll 4 gb Crucial DDR2 800mhz ll XFX 8800gts Alpha Dog (oc) ll 2 200gb Seagate Barracuda's in Raid0 ll Vista Business 64 bit Last edited by AbnormalCreatio; 03-10-2009 at 03:42 AM.