HELLO & WELCOME

[adssolsn]

my cousin has a WiFi cyba cafe near a college that has proved difficult to run as the students keep cracking the password to use the internet service for free. From that experience, i have come to the conclusion that a normal router is better than WiFi. what do you guys think?

[bluegreen]

What? Are you sure about what you just wrote? Because it doesn't make any sense at all.. seriously. A router is what provides WiFi, without router you don't have WiFi. And what is the relationship of the first sentence with the second? :D

[nytegeek]

If you are saying that Ethernet is safer than Wi-Fi it completely depends on the situation. An up to date and properly configured Wi-Fi access point wouldn't be experiencing the problems you mentioned nor would they be so frequent if they did happen.

A normal router includes Wi-Fi capabilities in most cases these days and the proper distinction is Ethernet cable vs. wireless.

[adssolsn]

i think @nytgeek puts the right words. is there something we can do to stop people from cracking the password?

[billybob]

You need to use strongest encryption possible, but some of these students will probably be computer hackers, so good luck trying to keep the Wi-Fi secure.

Oh and I understood your question with no need for clarification :laugh:

[vinaya]

How do they do it? I have never been able to crack my neighbor's password? LOL
On serious note, your cousin can avoid this by changing the password every day. Or perhaps he can switch to cable instead of wifi (since you say it is a cyber cafe)

[adssolsn]

to tell the truth @vinaya, i have no idea how these kids do it time after time; they are college students. i will definitely give him all your suggestions. thanks so much for all your help; changing the password daily seems like a great idea but in case it doesn't work, he can switch to cable network.

[billybob]

If you mean customers physically connecting to the internet café’s network via Ethernet cable. How will tablet and smartphone users connect?

[waqsi]

I got your problem mate! I thinks its the common problem faced now-a-days but don't worry, there are ways to prevent this. :)
Just follow the simple steps given below:

1) Setup a strong password or to make it more secure, set up an encryption key.
2) Turn the router firewalls and MAC address on.
3) This one is technical but seek for a master in this and assign IP address to your devices.
4) Make your network's SSID invisible. That's all!
Though all the above steps require a technician, I guess that wouldn't be a big problem to you. Good luck! :)