Answer by NotAdmin Dave for How to find a router at an unknown location in a...
DIY: If you have an external antenna, Use aluminum foil to degrade the signal as much as you can. Or shape it in a way where you only receive signal from a certain direction. Walk around monitor signal...
View ArticleAnswer by dmckee --- ex-moderator kitten for How to find a router at an...
While all the software and hardware tool mentioned are worth thinking about it is sometimes easier to just trace the cable that connects the router to the ISP's external network.RequirementsKnowing...
View ArticleAnswer by chepner for How to find a router at an unknown location in a house?
If it's an ADSL router, it must be attached to a physical line somewhere. Find where the phone line comes into the house, and trace the phone lines from there. I assume the router is also plugged into...
View ArticleAnswer by dhaupin for How to find a router at an unknown location in a house?
Check the attic ;)But really, you can attempt to trace the cable/phone line into the house, although that may not be accurate. Go in the basement and trace the cable/phone line, whichever it uses. You...
View ArticleAnswer by Hydranix for How to find a router at an unknown location in a house?
Use a directional antenna. Sweep the house from at least 2 locations on opposite sides of the edge of the house. Use google maps and draw some lines or a cone where the signal is the loudest.Then...
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Answer by Xen2050 for How to find a router at an unknown location in a house?
Barring an obvious wire leading to it, then searching by WiFi signal strength should be good too. But not the "walk around blindly with a strength meter" approach, use an app that will map it for...
View ArticleAnswer by Alberto for How to find a router at an unknown location in a house?
You can restrict search range by cut off electrical fuse for each room (if available ) so the wifi will turn off and you can localize room.
View ArticleAnswer by André Borie for How to find a router at an unknown location in a...
You can use airodump-ng to scan for wireless networks. Once you see the network you're interested in, close and reopen airodump-ng with the arguments --bssid ... and -c ... corresponding to the BSSID...
View ArticleAnswer by dotancohen for How to find a router at an unknown location in a house?
You are going to laugh, but I was in the same situation. I could not find my mother-in-law's router as the cable company had installed it.When my nephews came over they wanted to use WIFI on their...
View ArticleAnswer by Daniel B for How to find a router at an unknown location in a house?
No need to use WPS. Because it’s not available on all routers, all “true” WiFi repeaters can also be set up manually.As per this document, it’s very easy:Connect to your repeater via Ethernet (make...
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Answer by gronostaj for How to find a router at an unknown location in a house?
If you have a Android smartphone or tablet, you can use the WiFi Analyzer app. It has a screen dedicated to detecting proximity of access points:Walk around the house and see where the signal is the...
View ArticleAnswer by Spiff for How to find a router at an unknown location in a house?
I've done this using a packet sniffer like tcpdump or Wireshark on a laptop. Put your Wi-Fi card in 802.11 Monitor Mode, tune it to the channel your AP (wireless router) is on, filter on your AP's MAC...
View ArticleAnswer by user555689 for How to find a router at an unknown location in a house?
Connecting a wireless device to the repeater Plug the repeater into an outlet near the wireless router to configure it. Use a wireless device (for example a notebook, tablet, smartphone) to search for...
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I want to install a WLAN repeater in my father’s holiday house which he rents out to other people.My father is a digital neanderthal and doesn’t know where his router is, therefore I cannot configure...
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