WEP = Wired Equivalent Privacy <figured either Ben could answer haha>
At 02:00 PM 3/14/03 -0800, you wrote: >Ben > >Thanks for the quick response, a couple of quick questions to help me in my >google search. > >Airport? I'm sure your not talking about Sacramento International? Even >though I'm sure they have plenty of hardware. > >Linksys and D-Link? Company name and/or product names? > >WLAN = Wireless Local Area Network but >WEP??? > > > >-------------- >Ian Skinner >Web Programmer >BloodSource >Sacramento, CA > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Ben Doom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 1:54 PM >To: CF-Community >Subject: RE: Wireless Network Hardware suggestions/comments/discussion. > > >If she goes with a Mac, I'd get an Airport. Not because she'll have trouble >with others, but because the Airport is a really sweet piece of hardware. > >I dunno about the wireless parts, but linksys is a good brand as far as >small routers go. Or D-Link. I'd do that rather than using your current PC >as one. > >Their wifi routers should be fairly decent, and also work as wired routers, >so you are good to go. > >Just remember to password protect your WLAN at the very least, and turn on >WEP if you are the least bit paranoid. > > >-- Ben Doom > Programmer & General Lackey > Moonbow Software, Inc > >: -----Original Message----- >: From: Ian Skinner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >: Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 4:49 PM >: To: CF-Community >: Subject: Wireless Network Hardware suggestions/comments/discussion. >: >: >: Ok, the wife wants a lap top for her birthday (two weeks ago). And when I >: get my second paycheck from the new job (first full time, >: permanent position >: in over two years) next week, I am planning on getting her a simple one. >: What I'm thinking of doing is getting it with a wireless NIC card >: so that I >: don't have to provide another internet connection in the apartment. I can >: set up my current PPPe DSL connected computer as a >: gateway/receiver and hers >: can then be anywhere in the apartment and beyond I assume. What I would >: like some help with is what wireless options I might go with? >: >: Me: A fairly intelligent code geek, but I don't know a great deal about >: hardware and/or networking. >: Her: Novice/pseodo computer phobic with 90% of her time on the computer >: being e-mail and chatting, shouldn't need a lot of power to support. >: Restraints: This is ONLY my second check, so not too expensive. >: >: I'm looking for something affordable, relatively easy to set up and >: maintain. Decently secure, so that just anybody can not walk by and share >: my computer, but not I'm too worried about overly serious attacks, if they >: really want to know my Civilization III Play the World score, they can. >: >: Any suggestions? Helpful hints? Good hand holding sites for >: choosing/setting up/securing/maintaining wireless network >: hardware? Humorous >: Puns? Most any comment would be helpful. Also any comments on >: the trouble >: I may be heading for if I where to consider an Apple laptop for her? She >: possibly may like the generally considered simpler UI. >: >: Thanks >: >: PS Suggestions on good places to get inexpensive (under $1000, the more >: under the better) laptops also appreciated. >: >: -------------- >: Ian Skinner >: Web Programmer >: BloodSource >: Sacramento, CA >: >: > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
