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ChadTower:
Make sure your IP on the road PC isn't conflicting with the IP of anything else in the house... particularly the router itself. Also make sure the road PC isn't trying to be a DHCP server... that will kill your actual DHCP server.
SirPeale:
Nope...here's what happened.
Since I'm trying to use a wireless router, and didn't want too many "hitchhikers" so to speak, I reduced the number of machines connected at any time to '2'. I disconnected my home PC for...oh, about a minute. That's when the trouble started. Took me a good hour to figure out that someone in my neighborhood with a wireless card had connected to it, therefore filling up the spot I had just vacated.
Still can't get the PCs to talk to each other yet.
BMW Z1:
You can’t beat an Xbox running XBMC; it is the best true solution you’ll ever get.
I hard modded mine years ago, also has a 250GB HD for backing up my games, I stream all my movies from my PC wireless, and it plays everything you chuck at it.
Miles better than those dedicated media boxes that never seem to play everything properly, or pi55ing about using a computers as a front end player.
stace:
I also use modded xboxs but the Media Player I mentioned above does pretty much play anything you could want it to. :applaud:
Peale,
Sounds like you are broadcasting your wireless router's 'ssid' without any security.
If I were you, I'd change everything that connects to your network to static ip, for a home sized nw, its easy to manage and less troublesome to troubleshoot should you need to. Hide your SSID, as long as YOU know it there is NO need to broadcast it. You should also setup security, if you don't want to then I would set your router to only allow specific mac address' to connect.
The fact that you will have stopped broadcasting your ssid and only allow authorised hardware to connect to your router should stop people connecting. Before you do all of that (should you choose to do so) change your ssid. Its all well and good hiding it but if your neighbours already know it they are on the right road to connectivity.
.....and don't forget to change your routers admin password.
I've worked with networks for around 15yrs and have configured mine at home in the way mentioned and have not been hacked/attacked since doing so.
Just my two penneth.
Hope this helps
Stace :)
edited to make sense ;)
ChadTower:
Those steps will stop pretty much all nonmalicious people for sure. The fact that your neighbor was able to connect that fast definitely means you're not using any security other than that client connections limit...
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