Here's the background:
I have Dlink DIR-600 N-Lite router for my simple need of internet sharing (to my laptop & blackberry).
Firewall enabled, Wireless security set to WPA2.
I've been using this for 2 years without a problem....until yesterday.
Suddenly, my laptop & blackberry couldn't connect to the router.
I finally found out that the network password was mysteriously changed in the router's administrative page. That's why my laptop failed to connect.
All other settings in the router stayed the same.
I'm the only one who has administrative access to the router. Nobody knows the admin password. Has someone hacked the router & changed the password ? Why not messing up with other settings ? The last time my l used my laptop was 6 hours before this happened, and it connected automatically without a problem.
How possible is it that someone has hacked forcefully into the router wirelessly (with WPA2 enabled) ? Is it really easy ?
Frankly I can't think of any other way how the network password could change mysteriously.
I have Dlink DIR-600 N-Lite router for my simple need of internet sharing (to my laptop & blackberry).
Firewall enabled, Wireless security set to WPA2.
I've been using this for 2 years without a problem....until yesterday.
Suddenly, my laptop & blackberry couldn't connect to the router.
I finally found out that the network password was mysteriously changed in the router's administrative page. That's why my laptop failed to connect.
All other settings in the router stayed the same.
I'm the only one who has administrative access to the router. Nobody knows the admin password. Has someone hacked the router & changed the password ? Why not messing up with other settings ? The last time my l used my laptop was 6 hours before this happened, and it connected automatically without a problem.
How possible is it that someone has hacked forcefully into the router wirelessly (with WPA2 enabled) ? Is it really easy ?
Frankly I can't think of any other way how the network password could change mysteriously.