Hi Rosemary If you want to turn off the Netcomm wireless part you can do it via the following:-
Which I got from downloading their pdf manual, and it was on Page 81 <http://www.netcomm.com.au/__data/assets/file/0004/32989/NB5Plus4W_UG.pdf?SQ _DESIGN_NAME=support&SQ_PAINT_LAYOUT_NAME=faq> If you log in to the modem, using it's default setting which is 192.168.1.1 in a web browser. The "normal" log in is Username - admin Password - admin Once logged in on the main screen if you click on the "Wireless" tab then go to "wireless setup" there is a tick box at the top of that screen that says "Enable AP". If you untick this, it will disable the Netcomm Wireless connection. Also, from that same manual if you look at Page 74 it shows you how to see how many clients are connected to the modem. This is under the "Tools" tab, then under "DHCP Clients". This should give you an idea how many clients are connected. (Assuming the above you've got either the ADSL modem or the Airport unit configured to Bridge mode, otherwise the DNS settings will be different and one network may be 10.1.1.x and the other 192.168.1.x). The third thing that you can do is log into your Westnet account and they should have a usage meter of some sort. It can vary from ISP to ISP, but some can let you narrow down to the hour how much data is being used. (I can view each day and per hour on iinet's toolbox, so am hoping the Westnet one may be the same). That may give you an idea as to what day or times there was a lot of usage which can help point you in the right direction what it was. Sometimes it doesn't take much to use a lot, especially with large updates (the Mac OSX 10.5.8 Combo Update alone is about 750MB). If you listen to online radio from websites or iTunes, this chews through data. These are just a couple but there is plenty more.... Hope something in there helps. Kind Regards Daniel On 27/8/09 5:23 PM, "Rosemary Horton" <rosemary.hor...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I have a Netcom modem NB5 plus 4W with Airport Express plugged in. > The Netcom has a signal (very weak) so I don't use but is broadcasting > as I can't turn off. No instructions in how. It has WPA password. > The Express has WEP password as it dies when I use a WPA one. > As to usage..probably access utube once a month for a couple of > videos..many months not at all. > > Don't download music or movies. My husband watches news videos fairly > often. Otherwise it's email and web pages. This month went over 5mb by > 25th > > Rosemary > > On 26/08/2009, at 10:08 PM, Dark1 wrote: > >> >> Unlikely to be the case if you have your wireless password protected >> but quite possible if it isn't. First thing you want to do is log >> into your router and set up a password for your wireless network if >> you haven't already. If you have one but your still concerned then >> you can change your password. You can probably see what computers >> are connected to your router from your router login or you may be >> able to have a look at your usage patterns from your isp login if >> they provide this feature. >> >> Stuff like youtube can use a surprising amount of data quite rapidly. >> >> Ruben >> >> >> I think someone is using our wireless connection. Our usage has >> rocketed up >> >> How do I know? How do I stop it? >> >> >> >> Rosemary Horton >> rosemary.hor...@gmail.com >> >> >> >> >> --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: <daniel @ macwizardry . com . au> Web: <http://www.macwizardry.com.au> **For everything Macintosh** -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>
