> On Aug 30, 2015, at 2:21 PM, smac0031 <m.smurph...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I have been having trouble with my network. It runs really slow. > I have the wep enabled on my router which it a Netgear WNDR 3700v4. >
WEP is a very poor protocol to use nowadays, it can be cracked quite simply; you should instead use WPA, which all your devices should handle. WEP/WPA also only applies to devices connecting to the router manually, and really won’t affect the speed of the internet. > I know mostly nothing about this. I did find the network logs and noticed > my system is routinely under land attack, whatever that is. > Pretty much anything with an outward-facing IP address is hit all the time, and unless there’s an enormous number of them in the log (as in nothing but ‘land attack’ entries for hundreds and hundreds of entries, coinciding with your network slowness) they’re nothing to be worried about. > Considering I have Charter as my ISP and it is supposed to be the fastest > internet in these parts according to their ads. Yeah, welcome to the wonderful world of lying, I mean advertising. > They have a network tool > that runs flash and I have a DA G4 which won't run flash I have no network > tool. Try DSLReports.com they have tools that do not require flash. > > This is my log from today. > > [DHCP IP: 192.168.1.4] to MAC address 68:ae:20:16:ab:e7, Sunday, August 30, > 2015 12:46:03 > [DHCP IP: 192.168.1.4] to MAC address 68:ae:20:16:ab:e7, Sunday, August 30, > 2015 12:43:27 > [Access Control] Device MARKS-IPHONE with MAC address 68:AE:20:16:AB:E7 is > allowed to access the network, Sunday, August 30, 201 > [DoS Attack: ACK Scan] from source: 208.73.181.192, port 5223, Sunday, August > 30, 2015 12:43:02 > [UPnP set event: add_nat_rule] from source 192.168.1.9, Sunday, August 30, > 2015 12:42:38 > [DoS Attack: Land Attack] from source: 255.255.255.255, port 67, Sunday, > August 30, 2015 12:42:14 > [admin login] from source 192.168.1.5, Sunday, August 30, 2015 12:41:58 > [DoS Attack: ACK Scan] from source: 208.73.181.192, port 5223, Sunday, August > 30, 2015 12:41:58 > [Access Control] Device Unknown with MAC address 00:03:93:48:04:B2 is allowed > to access the network, Sunday, August 30, 2015 12: Does the MAC address here correspond to any of your devices? If not, someone’s gotten on, likely via cracking WEP. I would connect a computer to a wired port on the router, turn off the wifi, reset the security to WPA and set a new password. To be doubly sure (and this is only a non-annoying option if you only have a handful of devices) is to specifically allow only your devices to connect to the wifi via MAC Address restrictions. To be absoluetly sure, I would consult the documentation for the router and reset it entirely to factory settings; then disable WEP, enable WPA, with a strong password, and restrict local network access by MAC address. You can see a bunch of your devices identified in the logs so they’ll be easy to add. > > It is usually hopelessly slow. All websites, some websites? Between devices on your local network? Computer to computer? Computer to NAS? > Does anybody have any ideas. This would be greatly appreciated. Ok, the first thing to do is to identify your bottleneck. The VERY first thing I’d do is restart both your cable modem and your router (if they’re separate devices.) Consumer level routers are generally poor performers over long periods of time. If a reset speeds up your internet, it’s probably time to start looking for a new router. Shut off everything but one device (either your iPhone or the Mac, either the G4 or the G5.Personlly I’d use the G5 to eliminate system performance issues. Then go to http://www.dslreports.com or http://speedof.me to test your speed without using Flash. This will tell you if your slowness is your network. If those tests tell you your network speed is ok, then the issue is your browsers/systems or the sites your visiting, most likely. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "G-Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
