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Dad Is Messing Up Network!
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Posted by: radguy
we have a wireless network at our house connected to a cable modem. also there are 3 computers hooked up to this network. 2 of them are connected to a power outlet connected to the switch, as well as the router and the modem. the wireless router has 128-bit hex encrpytion that i set-up, yet everynight before he goes to bed, he turns of the switch, turning offf the power to the modem, router, and the two computers, which is basically the same as unplugging them every single day. he says its to stop people from using our network and accesing our shared files. Couldnt this damage the hardware of any of the devices in any way? i have to walk up to the switch and turn it on to get the internet in my room too. please respond ASAP and thanks for any replies.
Posted by: radguy
well what i want to do is to convince my dad to not hook up the modem and router to the switch, because he keeps the switch turned off all the time. i kno our connection is safe and im not worried about people using it, and ya we have firewalls on each computer..... having the things connected to the switch complicates things because i cant have internet in my room unless the switch is turned on, and then i have to wait for the modem to do it's bootup(check the connections) and for the router to start up
Posted by: ekĘsine
i would say that your father is a bit paranoid. you do not need to cut off power to anything. everytime you do that you would lose all settings to your router i think. at the very least put the router and modem on its own power separate of the computers so they are always on.
Posted by: gruntwerk
Are you saying that he turns off the power to the computers without shutting them down first... that will eventually cause problems with the computers...
as much of a pain as it is, enable passwords on the shared folders and that will make him more cumfy....
Posted by: shemcomputers
I agree with "gruntwerk" turning the power off without properly shutting down the system will eventually cause problems. At one time probably when your dad first got a personal computer...early 80's. The thing to do was to shut the computer off every day...not for security...but just to conserve energy and hardware performance. But since then, computers and technology has evolved drastically. It now makes more sense to leave everything running and reboot the computer at least once a week. The hardware nowadays can handle that, but back then the hardware wasn't as stable as today's technology. Plus, you don't want to shut everything down you want to make sure that your security is up to par. You can learn how to secure your system better if you monitor it's performance and logs during idle times.
Posted by: radguy
ekĘsine,
i hooked it up to a different power supply and he found out and started freaking out.
Posted by: gruntwerk
Ya know, my grandmother STILL "prefers" the backseat of the car...Some things you just cant fight...
If its power usage that he's concerned about see :
[url]http://www.stanford.edu/group/pandegroup/folding/faq.html#misc.power[/url]
Posted by: Shakie
It sounds to me like the father is worrying about someone outside of the house using the Internet connection through your wireless network. (He's been watching too much TechTV, huh...)
Enable [URL=http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/W/WEP.html]WEP[/URL]. Make sure you actually read how to do this and get it configured. Should take care of the problem.
Posted by: radguy
WEP is enabled at 128-bit and he knows that!
Posted by: Shakie
Oh, sorry, I guess I didn't read the post good enough.
Does he know what WEP is? Explain to him if not and if you can.
Posted by: ekĘsine
there is no point in argueing with your father, whether he knows what WEP is or not i doubt he would change his mind from the way you describe your father. i have heard when males get older they build a resistance to change in life. . . .well, either that or your dad's really anal :o
Posted by: kboy
Maybe He Doesn't want ya Surfing after he goes to Bed.;)
Posted by: bigdaddy
I agree, your dad is paranoid about your surfing from your bedroom after he has gone to bed!
Posted by: CrashAbbott
Sounds like a control issue to me over one of leaving the machine on or saving power,,,
Dad must like you to do as he says,, and that in "his" house his rules go,,, so I would ask him how that lends to learning the art of negotiation... cooperation.. etc,, he is retarding your social growth for the market place where the skills of human interaction, cooperation, acceptance and mutual outcomes rule,,
Tell your dad that if he wants you to be successful in life, that he needs to come to an agreement with you on the use,, offer to pay some of the fees,, provide him a schedule of when you would use the connection ,,, let him know that you are trying to motivate him to try,,
Or,,other option,, buy your own,, pay for it yourself then what can he say,, and put it in your bedroom, with a lock on your door, and dad will have to surf his porn some other way,,
Dad needs a little bit of R'n'R
cheers
Posted by: computer12620
ahhahahah funniest thing i ever heard.maybe your dad is afraid of the FBI getting in to your files and then looking to see what he has hidden.jk.i understand i know my dad is like that too.
Posted by: Zelgadis
Hey one thing I did when my dad was shutting off my gear to get my brother to stop playing at night, was to move the gear into my bedroom. If that doesn't work, if your in high school, goto your schools welding shop and have them make a rough copy of the router and the modem then paint the copies the same color and add a few led's to look the same the put the real ones in your room.
Posted by: radguy
lol.....
thought about that...
didnt think about the duplicate copy tho.....
not in high school tho