How do you keep people that live around you from stealing your internet. How do you program your router to keep hackers out?

I assume you are talking about a wireless router.

If so, then it is possible someone else has accessed your router's ADMIN settings through a wireless connection and has enabled the password feature. This can be done from a wireless computer somewhere inside your home, or even from one located outside on the street or from a nearby neighbours house. Normally this is done by wireless hackers to maintain access to your router and keep on stealing your internet signal bandwidth.

Luckily you can just use the RESET feature on your router to clear off any old settings and return it to factory new condition. Then you can set up your system again using your own secure ADMIN password and wireless encryption. I highly recommend you use the more secure WPA wireless encryption as opposed to the old WEP type which can easily be hacked.

Just look in your router's USER MANUAL for complete instructions on how to RESET the router using the small pinhole button on underside of router, how to set up an ADMIN password, and how to enable WPA wireless encryption on your system. This should secure your system and keep out those pesky wireless hackers.

I hope this was helpful, good luck and take care.

Joe.

It your router was using wifi? what security that you use? wep?WPA?
OR OPEN?

How ever i'm advice you to use wifi with wpa security and change it in one week.
It will help you from other(hacker) steal your packet data using wifi.

Spyware programs are designed to invisibly track the sites you surf, the products you buy, and the messages you send. They started out with advertisers gathering information about products bought and sold on the Internet. But hacker's found that they can use these programs to steal your personal information from your computer.

You don't really "NEED" one, but having one blocks out intruders/hackers who are trying to leech (steal) free internet around the area which they are at. Set up a Security code with AlphaNumerics (WonDerFul05 or something like that, but write it down so you wont forget it).

Good luck and Rate my answer.

Disconnect all "wired" computers.
Shutdown all "wireless" devices (iPod Touch, wireless laptop).
If the light still blinks, then either this is "normal" for your router,
or your router has been "hacked" by computer-hackers.

Contact your ISP for advice.

Well, you cannot get the wep key unless you have 1 pc that is wired into port 1 on that router. If you are wired to port 1, log in to the router and go to wireless, and look for wireless security. there you can change or remove wep keys. If you cannot log in, then you should reset the router and contact dlink to have an expert guide you through setup. Wep keys are not needed if you live in an open area, but if you live in a close knit housing area or in an apartment complex, they are a good idea to keep other people from stealing your bandwidth. In my own case I had a wp key for awhile, but decided that i would remove it and just use an open wifi. My signal is not strong enough to reach more than 30 yards, so unless you are parked beside my house you cannot get my signal. That is usually good, but sometimes I wish I had internet at my neighbors house, ha ha.

If you are worried that it is a Hacker then do not use WEP. Use WPA and do not use only words use symbols and numbers. But this seems like you have a router that is going bad. I would try resetting it to factory settings by opening internet explorer and typing in the box where you enter web addresses type 192.168.1.200 or 192.168.1 then you will find your router setup page and you will be able to reset your router to the factor settings. Another thing about securing your connection is that you must not use a WEP inscription and your WPA or WPA2 access code must not be only a word it must include other character e.g. #@$%^&*
Good Luck

If you use your cable internet service via an ethernet cable, basically plugged into it directly, then there is no way some one can access your internet. If you have a wireless router in your house, someone can use your router for a connection if they are within range. Unless you router is set up with a network key (password) in order to connect. A network key is set by you and only you have it, so if you set one write it down, if you lose it you will need another router in order to connect other machines in the future. Also, a network key only needs to be entered into a computer once, it's not a password that is entered every time you log on, the network configuration in the computer remembers it. Now keep in mind that "hackers" aren't interested in individuals (unless you're a major corporate ceo or somthing), and even if somebody does access the internet through your service that they cannot access or see anything on your computer that you don't allow them to see or access, that security is built in. Don't let Dateline scare you about "hackers", I saw that episode and they made a mountain out of a mole hill, bad. If you have any other questions or concerns, feel free to ask.