Not to worry Ben,<br><br>I'll find out tomorrow.<br><br>Cheers<br><br>Martin<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 20 December 2010 09:09, Ben Dembroski <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ben@dembroski.net">ben@dembroski.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">I knew you were going to ask me that. ;)<br>
<br>
I haven't looked at it for over a year, but I think it's a W834g ?<br>
Maybe. I got the thing for free when we signed up for broadband at<br>
home, so didn't really pay much attention.<br>
<br>
Really though, I'm just guessing.<br>
<br>
Sorry Martin.<br>
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On Sun, 2010-12-19 at 20:54 +0000, Martin McGrath wrote:<br>
> Do you know the model number?<br>
><br>
> On 19 December 2010 20:44, Ben Dembroski <<a href="mailto:ben@dembroski.net">ben@dembroski.net</a>> wrote:<br>
> If the router in question is my old netgear, I'm pretty sure<br>
> it won't<br>
> support anything fun like DDwrt.<br>
><br>
><br>
> On Sun, 2010-12-19 at 12:29 +0000, Martin McGrath wrote:<br>
> > I'll check out the router and firmware when I pop in on<br>
> Tuesday.<br>
> > OpenWRT/DDwrt provide the ability to cap usage based on<br>
> bandwidth<br>
> > used, other ways to lock the device down, as well as making<br>
> the usage<br>
> > stats available online (securely) and allowing remote<br>
> administration.<br>
> ><br>
> > If the hardware is supported this may be something worth<br>
> doing, though<br>
> > I'm not sure who'd make that decision :)<br>
> ><br>
> > Cheers<br>
> ><br>
> > Martin<br>
> ><br>
> > On 19 December 2010 12:18, Clive Mitchell<br>
> <<a href="mailto:bigclive1@gmail.com">bigclive1@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> > It's odd to even find a broadband package with a cap<br>
> these<br>
> > days. You<br>
> > could ask the provider to stop the service as soon<br>
> as the cap<br>
> > is<br>
> > reached instead of letting it roll on at expense.<br>
> ><br>
> > My guess is that either your WEP password has been<br>
> cracked<br>
> > (not hard)<br>
> > or that more likely someone in the vicinity has<br>
> simply asked<br>
> > and been<br>
> > given the password, then passed it onto friends who<br>
> might be<br>
> > using the<br>
> > WiFi in nearby buildings using a suitable antenna.<br>
> ><br>
> > Making sure it's on WAP2 and changing the password<br>
> on a<br>
> > reasonably<br>
> > regular basis might be a good idea.<br>
> ><br>
> > On 19 December 2010 11:54, Simon Yuill<br>
> <<a href="mailto:simon@lipparosa.org">simon@lipparosa.org</a>><br>
> > wrote:<br>
> > > I will phone our providers on Monday to check<br>
> there are not<br>
> > more charges.<br>
> > > Hopefully it is just a one-off thing.<br>
> > ><br>
> > > Also changing wifi password is a good idea and<br>
> checking over<br>
> > current<br>
> > > machine setups, etc.<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > --<br>
> > Clive Mitchell<br>
> ><br>
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