Increasing speed of wireless connection?

[Super Warrior]

Ok fellas my wireless connection has been pretty decent lately, but just now it suddenly got REALLY slow again. I logged onto my ISP's page where the wireless stuff is configured, and on "home network" i see a THIRD connection that i don't know about.

The blue arrow points to this 3rd connection that should not be there:
http://38.114.207.32/f3bc51467e7741749dc168cc5720299c4g.jpg

If this is another person leeching off my connection, how do i kick him off?

[AlanHK]

Super[/url] Warrior]Ok fellas my wireless connection has been pretty decent lately, but just now it suddenly got REALLY slow again. I logged onto my ISP's page where the wireless stuff is configured, and on "home network" i see a THIRD connection that i don't know about.

The blue arrow points to this 3rd connection that should not be there:
http://38.114.207.32/f3bc51467e7741749dc168cc5720299c4g.jpg

If this is another person leeching off my connection, how do i kick him off?

If you mean the one you've arrowed, that says "Ethernet" connection? That's a wired connection. So unless someone has ran a CAT5 cable through your window, it's you, or one of your devices plugged into the router. A printer?

And it's not your ISP's page, it's your wireless router.

[Super Warrior]

Super[/url] Warrior]Ok fellas my wireless connection has been pretty decent lately, but just now it suddenly got REALLY slow again. I logged onto my ISP's page where the wireless stuff is configured, and on "home network" i see a THIRD connection that i don't know about.

The blue arrow points to this 3rd connection that should not be there:
http://38.114.207.32/f3bc51467e7741749dc168cc5720299c4g.jpg

If this is another person leeching off my connection, how do i kick him off?

If you mean the one you've arrowed, that says "Ethernet" connection? That's a wired connection. So unless someone has ran a CAT5 cable through your window, it's you, or one of your devices plugged into the router. A printer?

And it's not your ISP's page, it's your wireless router.

Yeah its my ISP's page for controlling/checking the router.

There are no devices plugged into the router, and the only computers in the house using internet are wireless(the two below it). We have no Ethernet stuff plugged in any where.

I've looked on that same page in the past and never saw that 3rd connection before. Could someone be using their own router and plugged in by ethernet to leech?

[AlanHK]

Super[/url] Warrior]Yeah its my ISP's page for controlling/checking the router.

Is it http://192.168.1.1 ?
That's the web page generated by the router. The router is in your home, I take it?
Works whether you're connected to your ISP or not; try it.

There are no devices plugged into the router, and the only computers in the house using internet are wireless(the two below it). We have no Ethernet stuff plugged in any where.

I've looked on that same page in the past and never saw that 3rd connection before. Could someone be using their own router and plugged in by ethernet to leech?

It says "Ethernet". That is a wired connection to the router. It means it does not use wifi, or need a WPA password.

Are you sure you have nothing plugged into the router?

Are there any more detailed report pages, that one says "summary". A more detailed report might tell you when the device connected, and what sites, if any, it has connected to on the Internet. But I suspect it's a peripheral device, not a PC.

[Krispy Kritter]

Just to clear up some of the confusion which has continued from the first page. Your ISP is your Internet Service Provider (the company you pay for your internet service). They are responsible for your internet connection and most likely your DSL modem (assuming you are renting the modem). The link you provided above, is from your router (Linksys wireless router) in your home (note it is YOUR router...NOT your ISP's router). Everything inside your home is your LAN (Local Area Network). You are responsible for all hardware and connections on your LAN.

This will be easier to help you troubleshoot if you can learn the basics of what we are telling you and use the correct terms.

The MAC address that you highlighted is from a Chinese manfacturer and is possibly a PSP. As pointed out above, it is also a wired connection, not wireless. You should be able to limit connections to only those MAC addresses that correspond to hardware that you are using. You can also change/limit the number of DHCP leases that the router is handing out and/or set the IP manually.

[Webster]

Super[/url] Warrior]
The blue arrow points to this 3rd connection that should not be there:
http://38.114.207.32/f3bc51467e7741749dc168cc5720299c4g.jpg

Could this be your DSL/cable modem?

[TooLFooL]

is your router speed set to 'g-only' or 'mixed' mode? do all your computers use wireless g? if so, set the router to 'g-only'.. if a neighbor is connected at 'b' speed, it could be the source of your slow speed problems. a b-connection will cause ALL wireless devices to slow to b-speed. also you must set up your wpa security, it's not hard to do and very necessary.

[Super Warrior]

is your router speed set to 'g-only' or 'mixed' mode? do all your computers use wireless g? if so, set the router to 'g-only'.. if a neighbor is connected at 'b' speed, it could be the source of your slow speed problems. a b-connection will cause ALL wireless devices to slow to b-speed. also you must set up your wpa security, it's not hard to do and very necessary.

It is mixed, but i just set it to g-only, and i just have "WEP" right now.

Also changed the channel from 6(default) to 7. I've tried all the others, only 7 seems to give me slightly better speed.