Neighbor keeps inserting his wireless router into my network infrastructure?

Try turning off broadcasting on your router and change the Admin username and password.  Also, have you spoken with the neighbor?

steve

Thanks I will try turning of broadcasting as well. I have changed the name/PW several times, and that works for hours and sometimes days; but then the device(s) is/are back. I went a bought a new router yesterday, as mine was nearly 6 years old. I set it up OK, and everything looked good. The network map looked as follows: my computer===my router-----Internet.

Then I went to the device webpage to turn off remote access to the router and check the other settings. After I hit save settings on the 3rd or so item the program asked for the username/pw again which I put in & then the continue button/screen came up like normal; when I hit OK suddenly my screen turned red and said that the security cert was false(it came from another source than was claimed) and that I should not continue. I closed the page, and then lost connectivity for a few minutes. When I reconnected to the web the network map looked like this:                         My computer===Unknown

|

|

Switch

|

|

belkin-n-wireless

|

|

My router===Internet

So I deleted the network profile from my computer and reset the router. New name, new PW. Once again just me and the router on the map. This morning  the map says :

My computer===My router's name(with a pic that doesn't look like it)

|

Switch(with a pic of a hub looking thing)

|

My router's name(with a pic that looks exactly like it)====Internet

Also when I click the house icon to go the the Network> page it says the following:

Computer(1)

Mine

Network Infrastructure(2)

Belkin N Wireless Router   My router's name

Interestingly when I hover or click on my router I can see the mac ID,  IP addy, ect. When I hover on these other things I can see nothing and cannot click on them. I used to be able to see the properties of the Belkin N when I clicked on it, I have written down it's mac ID and unique ID, but it's IP addy has always been hidden. Now I cannot see any of this info. Either it is not clickable at all, or when you open properties it says unavailable or some such in all categories.

I have not spoken to my neighbor, because I have no idea which one it is. I figure that it has to be someone within 8 or so houses of me, but I live on a circle, so short of wandering down the street with my laptop, not sure of how I would tell. Besides what would I say? Stop stealing my bandwidth? Hey jerk I'm sick of messing with this? ;-)

If you could tell me what's going on, and/or how to stop it I'd be in your debt. At this point if you were to tell me that I'm silly and that it's normal for windows to display a random number of devices of random make and model as part of your network infrastructure, I'd just be relieved to not have to mess with it anymore. As it is though, I'm a bit worried and a lot ticked off about it.

Also, you say you have cable internet.  How is the cable connected to your wireless router?  Are you sure there is not a Belkin router somewhere along the line?  Check with the cable company.

steve

cable screws into linkseys modem, modem plugs into linkseys router. I suppose that the cable company could be using a belkin router, but their tech says "routers are not their problem, if I have a problem with mine they will be happy to install a cable outlet in my office for $40 so that I no longer need the router" or barring that, I should contact cisco and ask them.