need some help setting up an encyption on my router

well let me start by saying that i am pretty sure that this is not the right place for this post but i could not not think of any better place to put it so, i am sorry and i expect to be moved.

on to the issue. i would like to set up some security on my router because i think some one is stealing it... i keep going over my bandwidth when i know i have not downloaded anything. so i wanna set up maybe wep or wpa encryption on my router depending if my router can support it. could some one please tell me were i can find a tut on how to set up my encryption. i know it cant be that hard but for some reason i cant figure it out. if some one could ether tell me how to do it or give me a link to a site that could tell me i would be appreciated. thanks locksmith.

 

wat router u r using. give the specs

 

Its easy, just go to your router's wireless or security settings and set WPA up there, WPA is stronger. The WPA encrytion can only be attacked using dictionary and not bruteforce.

 

ok spoonwiz. i thought that was the way to go and i was following that path a while back but my laptop screwed up on my and now i cant get into network and file sharing... i think thats where it was. any why how do i get there on xp?

 

Type your router's IP address in you browser and log in. Then you can configure your router. If you are not going to use wireless then just disable the wireless...

 

ok so to find my routers ip i have to go into the cmd and type 'ipconfig' and i should find it there right?

 

Yes if your router is your gateway.

 

yes in the last line of the ipconfig u'll find the default gateway.

 

ok so i found the gateway and that is what i though. ^^ i knew that much. ^^ that makes me happy. but when i enter the ip, the site sends up a username and password screen. and says my router's name on it. what do i do here?

 

The default user and password is
User name: admin
Password: admin.
With this u can access the router config

 

what kind of router is it? Cisco Linksys? Brand would help if you don't have the username / password. but mostly it is admin admin or admin root or admin password or password password or root admin or root root.

 

the damn thing is a D-link. so ... the defalt pass would be admin with no pass right? ... ^^ yeah it worked thanks you guy you put me on the right path.


i love this site