derpitus

A friend had another router I can use and I've since done something along the lines of what CA3LE suggested. Thanks for your help guys.

I think a WPA2, but not sure as I'm not terribly good at this kind of stuff. I was being vague because this sounds somewhat petty, but here goes: it's this guy who's been bumming around my house and using his computer to make calls all day. He is allowed to legally be here (I rent out to other people who have him as a guest) but he refuses to contribute anything to bills so I'm trying to destroy his chances of talking on his computer all day. He also does slow down my own download speed as well, so it's definitely not a neutral case. I could make it known that he's prohibited from using my Internet, but I'd rather take the passive approach because it sounds more fun and less likely to end in an argument. Hope this doesn't sound too bad.

Hello TMN, This may seem odd, but I was wondering if I could have any tips in ways to use up my uploading bandwidth? I am the administrator of my ISP account and pay for it, but I've had to deal with leeches using my Internet without permission. Unfortunately I am using rented equipment from my ISP which does not allow me to change the password, network name and other security options which gives me the option of either asking for new equipment (and thus a new password) or just put up with people using my bandwidth. I have decent download capabilities but not so much with uploads so I would like to be able to crowd out any outgoing data through whatever methods are most effective when I and those who actually pay for the Internet are not using it. I've actually found that the speed tests offered here are useful in delaying uploads, but only momentarily. I have tried torrenting things as well, but I always do legal stuff and haven't had anything in too much demand (if you guys have torrents for me to upload, I volunteer my services!). Thanks for any help with this, as I'm really getting sick of mooches. - derpitus