#440706 - 08/22/0901:46 AMID people using shared internet
Acumowchek Is this thing on?
Registered: 12/30/07
Posts: 4208
Loc: Petaluma, CA
I'm not sure where to post this, so whatever…
I live in a converted 3 apartment victorian house. I have been sharing my DSL with my housemates for the last few years. When Leopard came out, the Sidebar would show the shared connections, so I could see who was on when. I liked that. Through various updates, etc., I have lost that ability. (leo 10.5.8) Same with MobileMe. sometimes I see my work computer, sometimes I don't.
My question is, shouldn't I be able to see who's on my network and who's not? It's so sporadic, I can't figure out how to troubleshoot. Using Airport Express.
I would like to know how much bandwidth they are using and when they are using it. How can I keep these settings consistent?
I'm to the point where they can just pay for their own connection…
#440761 - 08/22/0904:10 PMRe: ID people using shared internet
[Re: Acumowchek]
MacBozo Nut Dood
Registered: 04/21/02
Posts: 17704
Loc: Pinellas Park, Florida
I don't have an AP, but I can login to my router and see the connected IPs it hands out. There is also a log showing activity, but I've never checked to see if it breaks it out by IP - don't have the need. My wireless is encrypted and hidden and only my wife's Mini is connected wirelessly. Isn't there an AP utility in Applications > Utilities?
There are ways to see who is on the network either through IP Scanners, or like Michael mentioned by looking at the router to see what IP's have been handed out. If they have set their computer to connect with a manual IP you won't see that though, but may still be able to see who is connected wirelessly, and the IP scanner would show them too. Without running a server that is directing network traffic I don't know of any way to monitor actual throughput bandwidth though.
#440767 - 08/22/0904:29 PMRe: ID people using shared internet
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Acumowchek Is this thing on?
Registered: 12/30/07
Posts: 4208
Loc: Petaluma, CA
Umm… How do I log in to my router? Yes, I have the AP utility, BUT WHAT IS TRYING TO TELL ME??? I think I just have to chalk it up to things I don't understand (and don't really want to). Like I said, when they used to log on, I would see them shared in my Finder sidebar. Loved it.
#440770 - 08/22/0904:52 PMRe: ID people using shared internet
[Re: Acumowchek]
MacBozo Nut Dood
Registered: 04/21/02
Posts: 17704
Loc: Pinellas Park, Florida
My D-Link Router is accessed via web browser url http://router's IP and logging in as Admin + password. I set those using those utilities provided in the web interface. I'm assuming that is what the AP Utility does with your AP.
#440910 - 08/23/0903:45 PMRe: ID people using shared internet
[Re: Reboot]
Acumowchek Is this thing on?
Registered: 12/30/07
Posts: 4208
Loc: Petaluma, CA
OK, thanks. Not having much luck figuring it all out, but I'll keep trying. Both Angryip and the Airport Management Utilities crash on startup, so those are out. Thanks again for the replies.
#445783 - 09/20/0911:59 PMFIXED! Re: ID people using shared internet
[Re: Acumowchek]
Acumowchek Is this thing on?
Registered: 12/30/07
Posts: 4208
Loc: Petaluma, CA
Well, all I was trying to do was be able to see who is connected to my network and when, using the Sidebar as identification. After failing with the (much appreciated) suggestions, I have (sort of) figured it out! I sometimes explore preferences and settings, from time to time. I like to click buttons, hoping to figure out what they do. So I have narrowed it down to two things…
1. Under Finder Preferences, I re-checked the Devices/(Show) Computer. 2. System Preferences/Sharing/Options, I re-checked the Share files using FTP and Share files using SMB.
Lo, and behold, the Sidebar is now showing my Shared connections.
NEXT QUESTION!
If I can see them, they can see me, right? If they can see me, do they have access to my computer? When I click on their icon, it says that the connection failed. That's fine. I just want to make sure they can't connect to my computer without me knowing it.