How To Spy on Other Computers on the Same Network

Did you know that WiFi routers track all of the websites that devices connected to them visit? You can access this data and see what other computers are doing on your network. Every router is slightly different, but you should be able to log into it through your web browser.

Take the router’s IP address and enter it into your browser. If you don’t know the address, you can find it using these methods:

• Windows OS: Open a command prompt and type in „ipconfig“; the number next to „Default Gateway“ is the router’s IP.
• macOS: Open System Preferences, Network, then Advanced. The IP for the router will be next to TCP/IP.

After entering the IP address in your browser, you should be brought to a login page. If you never changed the password, you can Google the router model to find it. Next, you’ll want to find the router history logs. It can be under different menus, but most sites list it under System Log, Device History, or even Administration.

You’ll receive a long list of IP addresses, so you can’t tell what sites the other computers visited at a glance. Instead, you’ll need to run them through WHOIS, a public IP search tool. It’ll provide you with the name of the site and more information.

Please note that you should never try to access the logs of other peoples‘ networks! You should only use this method if the router belongs to you. Otherwise, you could get into serious legal trouble since only the network owner has permission to view them.