How to monitor computers using my wireless internet?
John M asked:
I need to see which computers are using my wireless internet, from my router, and what sites they are going to and when. Please help thanks!
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I need to see which computers are using my wireless internet, from my router, and what sites they are going to and when. Please help thanks!
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The easiest way to see which computers are on your network is to view your routers page in you browser. Try typing into your address bar, that should take you to the configuration page for your router (if not check the manual to see if there is a different URL you should use) . Once on that page look for something about DHCP, and look for a list of computers, it might say something like “DHCP Reservation” or similar. The list should show the computer name, IP address, MAC address, etc
The other part of your question is a bit more difficult. In order to monitor usage, you need a spy program to detect the traffic, also known as a “Packet Sniffer” is to detect what the individual computers are up to. Many of these programs are complex and more than a little daunting for a novice, so choose carefully. The costs vary widely from thousands for large enterprise solutions (for big companies mostly), down to free. Some free packet sniffers include Kismet (http://www.kismetwireless.net/), Snoop (part of the Solaris OS–http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/index.jsp), TCP dump (http://www.tcpdump.org/), and Wireshark (http://www.wireshark.org/). Hope this helps.