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SuperHero · Joined: 10 Dec 2003 Location: Superhero Hideout

Really everyone should secure their wireless router - if you haven't due to ignorance, now you don't have any excuse. Go read this.

Explat · Joined: 03 Mar 2008 Location: Downtown Pleides

SuperHero

Mr. Pink · Joined: 21 Oct 2003 Location: China

OneWayTraffic · Joined: 14 Mar 2005

And once you find the router's ip address it should be easy to figure out. I secured mine by using the MAC address filter. Really easy and failsafe.

skconqueror · Joined: 31 Jul 2005

I am glad the Koreans in my building haven't read this Laughing

RobbJK9 · Joined: 19 Jan 2008 Location: Seoul, KR

moosehead · Joined: 05 May 2007

skconqueror · Joined: 31 Jul 2005

download an english manual from the manufacturers website.

mishlert · Joined: 13 Mar 2003 Location: On the 3rd rock from the sun

If you use a Linksys router and/or hub, you can download Easylink Connect from the site. What it does is help you setup you router, enable wireless security and assist you in adding other devices to your network.

bassexpander · Joined: 13 Sep 2007 Location: Someplace you'd rather be.

moosehead, what type of router do you have? Brand?

You can go to YouTube and type something like: Linksys Wireless Router Security" and see all kinds of home-made videos on how to set up wireless security.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukiTfQfa1_A

Demophobe · Joined: 17 May 2004

TeeBee · Joined: 18 Oct 2007

I had a funny experience with my wireless network at home. The guy who installed my internet connection just setup the router with defaults, and left me with a Korean manual. I couldn't find an English version on the internet, so I messed around with the router settings assuming that they work the same as my old Netgear router back home.

The default name of the network name was "myLGNet". After changing the network name and password, and making sure the network wasn't discoverable, I still saw myLGNet on the list of available wireless networks. So I thought I might have done something wrong, and on a hunch I unplugged my router. To my surprise, not only was I STILL connected to the internet, but my myLGNet was STILL on my list of available wireless networks.

After sitting confused for a while, I realised that there must be at least 2 other wireless networks in my apartment building using the same router. Not only that, but the routers ALL had the same passwords, so I had in effect unwittingly been using someone else's internet connection, and had now changed their network name and password. Which explained the cursing I could hear upstairs.

So to make sure that I used my own internet connection and wireless network, I had to change the settings on ALL the myLGnet networks that I could find to see which one was mine, and then change the settings on th others back to the default.

It was really funny to find out that at least two people in my building never bothered to change the default settings on their wireless networks. Now if only I was a little more evil....

Confused Canadian · Joined: 21 Jan 2003

TeeBee,

From your story, it would appear you're using the router that came with your LG Internet phone, correct? (My LG070 service).

If so, how to you edit the router settings? We never got a manual in Korean and English, and I haven't had much luck poking around the site.

I was having connection problems, which seem to have 'mysteriously' cleared up on their own (gotta love computers!).

Any help appreciated...

TeeBee · Joined: 18 Oct 2007

Yes, I think I'm using the same router. If I have the same manual as you, go to pg 15. There it will have the IP address of the router, which you type into your browser address bar. This should take you to the router's setup screen. Then type in the password on page 16 (it's in English, in bold and red).

I'm not too tech-savvy, so I avoided playing with the settings too much, since everything was in Korean. All I changed was my network name (SSID), and "hid" this, so that only people who know the name of the network can find it. The manual shows where to click and how to do this on pg 37. You basically pick your name, and then click "Hide SSID".

You can also change the password a little. Go to pg 39 of the manual, and see where to click to get to the correct screen. I had trouble changing the password to any large degree, since it kept on rejecting my selections. I ended up just altering the existing password slightly so that it wasn't using the default password. Not perfect, but it will do the job, especially since the people in my apartment building shouldn't be able to locate my network.

I have a Macbook, so it is easy to find wireless networks using airport. Since my network's SSID is hidden, I have to type the name in manually. But my airport locates the network, and then I type the password in and Voila!

I hope this helps. PM me if you are having trouble with anything and I'll try and help. Like I said, I'm no techie, but this worked for me.

TeeBee · Joined: 18 Oct 2007

Oh, and if you don't have a manual at all, you can download the Korean version on this page: http://www.mylg070.com/phone/unidata_7700.html#

Click on one of the APA2000 buttons under the picture to download the manual.