Internet Sharing: How can I tell who's connected?

Question

Hello!
I have moved to a new apartment and have inherited a new and bothersome neighbor who likes to steal my internet.
I've tried changing the password on my router and on my network, changing my network name, not broadcasting SSID and enabling MAC address filtering, but whatever I do with my router, I can check my list of people on my network and there he is again. It's really getting annoying.
I've unplugged my router and plugged my modem directly into my eMac and have turned on internet sharing through my Airport. I've passworded and named that network so my iPod touch and my xbox 360 can still get online.
_When I was using my router, I could check to see who was online using my network, how do I do that now that I am using internet sharing?_
_What other measures can I enact_ to prevent this jerk of a neighbor from bogging down my network? He doesn't just log on, check his email and get off, he KILLS my internet speed downloading God only knows what! It *****. Please help!
Thanks!
Ashley

Answer 1

Hiding your SSID, using MAC address filtering does not protect you it can easily be circumvented.
I've unplugged my router and plugged my modem directly into my eMac and have turned on internet sharing through my Airport. I've passworded and named that network so my iPod touch and my xbox 360 can still get online.
This is also insecure as internet sharing using WEP security and this can be cracked.
To fix your problem setup your router ( i assume its a wireless router) to use WPA2 encryption with AES. Setup a password that is not a dictionary word and contains numbers, upper and lower case letters of 8 characters or more.