"Adair Witner" <buhbear007@mail.com> wrote in message
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> "Steve O" <sendspam@here.com> wrote in message
>> The reason I ask is that my wireless system occasionally runs at a snail
>> pace.
>> This often happens at peak times, and sometimes not at all.
>> I have checked my internet speeds when I have suspected that the
>> neighbour is piggybacking and even though the broadband speed check shows
>> full capacity, it is still running slow.
>> Even my Google home page takes about a minute or so to load at these
>> times.
>> I'm running my home pc on a Belkin 54G wireless system.
>> Data encryption is WEP and the password is still set at the default when
>> I set it up with the manufacturer's helpline. (Do they always suggest
>> 10,20,30,40,50?)
>> So I was wondering if there was any way to detect piggybacking,
>> preferably in the form of free software?
>
>
> It's odd that your speed test would show full speed yet a page as simple
> as google would take a minute to load.. something isn't right..
> as suggested check the routers DHCP client table for any clients that are
> not your own.. you also might look into whether or not your router will
> allow MAC filtering.. this would only allow clients to connect to your
> router after you have entered there MAC accress..
> Or you might just try changing your WEP key for a few days and see if
> anything changes.. try some stuff and let us know.
>
> Adair
Thanks, Adair, and Bucky who also answered this query.