I am sharing my iMac's ethernet connection as a WiFi hotspot. Who is connected?
I would like to monitor who connects to my iMac's WiFi hotspot. I have protected it with a password, but WEP is easy to crack. Is there a utility for OS 10.7.3/Lion to see who is connected?
arp -a
gives a list of connected interfaces on the same network.
-
en1
is Wi-Fi -
en0
is Ethernet (on the Macbook Air this is Wi-Fi)
How to use
Type this command in the Terminal located at /Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app
. To learn more about this command, type man arp
in the terminal.
You could use a network map like Nmap to 'map out' your connection, and see who is connected. Alternatively, Little Snitch should let you see what they do (ie what they visit).