How can I tell if someone is using my internet connection

Hi Gary,

What is the make and model of the router?

1. There are multiple ways where you can check if some one is accessing your Internet.

You can go to your router home page and see connected devices. That would tell the name of the Mac address/IP address of the connected devices. If all the MAC addresses are known to you then you are safe, otherwise wifi has been hacked. Best option is to enable MAC binding on your router wireless page. This way any new device would not be able to log in on to your wifi device even if your password is known to him.

2. By opening command prompt and typing ipconfig /all Will display all the devices connected on your network. I would suggest you to setup a password to your router to make sure that others will not access your Internet. Also refer to the links: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-in/windows/set-up-wireless-router#set-up-wireless-router=windows-8http://www.microsoft.com/surface/en-us/support/networking-and-connectivity/how-to-find-your-wireless-network-password Please post back the results and we will be happy to assist you further.

I know this is an old post but how does a person find out just who is connected wirelessly to your router?

Would be great just to be able to see if there are any one else.

I went to the web address that's at the bottom of my router and changed the password. So I should be safe enough. I have heard some horror stories regarding wi fi routers and I was even considering using a direct LAN cable and getting rid of the wi fi.

Vijay B,

 In no way does that show the users on the network. It simply shows the IPv4 address, he Subnet Mask, and the Default Gateway.

 I may be missing something. How exactly is it showing the users of the wifi network? Because I'm not even seeing my laptop's personal IP on the list at all. Nor am I seeing my laptop's name.

 A Screen Capture of what you are referring to would help a great deal.