HELP , this goes at the moment beyond my head,, got a ad-hoc network running and people are able to connect to that without them showing up in my network devices they can do this with notebooks ,tablets and even telephones , is there some prog i can install that makes me view everything connected on my network ( even a allowed device that shares my network through his network) and make me able to block or kick out any of those leeches ??
allready big thanks.

kind regards Retell'o'tale

Maarten

My experience of getting a Wi-Fi network going in ad-hoc mode is fairly ancient - I did it over a year ago on a friend's computer.

As I recall, ad-hoc mode networks don't need a password to access or are easy to access - hence your problem.

If that's true, you should change the network to "infrastructure mode" and use WPA2 protocol with AES encryption. Then other people need to know a pass key or something to get access.

These are all the buzz words I can remember. I like wires, and Ethernet cables.

My experience of getting a Wi-Fi network going in ad-hoc mode is fairly ancient - I did it over a year ago on a friend's computer.

As I recall, ad-hoc mode networks don't need a password to access or are easy to access - hence your problem.

If that's true, you should change the network to "infrastructure mode" and use WPA2 protocol with AES encryption. Then other people need to know a pass key or something to get access.

These are all the buzz words I can remember. I like wires, and Ethernet cables.

althou i like your response this is no use for me ,, igot passswords Wpa2 but that is not important as i still have to put the password into the guests computer so they can tell their friend ir double on their own android ,,,,, i just want to see who is really there on my network and being able to kick someone out if leeching

My experience of getting a Wi-Fi network going in ad-hoc mode is fairly ancient - I did it over a year ago on a friend's computer.

As I recall, ad-hoc mode networks don't need a password to access or are easy to access - hence your problem.

If that's true, you should change the network to "infrastructure mode" and use WPA2 protocol with AES encryption. Then other people need to know a pass key or something to get access.

These are all the buzz words I can remember. I like wires, and Ethernet cables.

althou i like your response this is no use for me ,, igot passswords Wpa2 but that is not important as i still have to put the password into the guests computer so they can tell their friend ir double on their own android ,,,,, i just want to see who is really there on my network and being able to kick someone out if leeching

i do like ethernet cable system also

Some info about "virtual hosted wi-fi" in this article: http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/tutorials/article.php/3849841/How-to-Create-Wireless-Hosted-Networks-in-Windows-7.htm

There's an app to do the same thing (and you can see what's connected) but you might need to fall back on the commands listed in the first article if things go wrong. App: http://virtualrouter.codeplex.com/

It would be best to to remove/reset your existing sharing set-up before attempting the above.

You might need to update your wireless drivers to ensure virtual networking support

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Some info about "virtual hosted wi-fi" in this article: http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/tutorials/article.php/3849841/How-to-Create-Wireless-Hosted-Networks-in-Windows-7.htm

There's an app to do the same thing (and you can see what's connected) but you might need to fall back on the commands listed in the first article if things go wrong. App: http://virtualrouter.codeplex.com/

It would be best to to remove/reset your existing sharing set-up before attempting the above.

You might need to update your wireless drivers to ensure virtual networking support

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gonna try that thanks RandomSand

Not sure if I am directly answering your Q?,

but a google search for 'network watcher' brought up this in first place http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/wireless_network_watcher.html.

Also you can change password. Good luck, AA