I have a strange situation—I'm trying to find out if there's any way to monitor devices connected to my WiFi. Specifically, I'm looking for software that can tell me when a phone connects or disconnects, how many times it's connected, and ideally some info about the owner. I'm suspicious that my partner might be cheating on me, and my ISP isn't able to provide log information. Is there a way I can use my laptop to capture these device details while I'm at work?
3 Answers
If you're using a Nokia router, you’re in luck! It has notifications for whenever new devices connect to your WiFi. That way, you can get real-time alerts about who is joining your network.
You might want to check out running a syslog server if your router supports it. This way, it can send real-time data to a machine you set up at home, so you can filter the logs to get the connection history for the device you're concerned about.
Have you tried using Wireshark? It's a really powerful tool for monitoring network traffic and might just help in identifying unknown devices, although it might take some setup.
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