On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 9:02 PM, Russell Senior <[email protected]> wrote:
> Lin> Since I don't understand how to connect to get Internet service > Lin> from you AND also not sure how to add security levels on my end > Lin> (I have a MacBook)--I was wondering what you could help me with. Hi Lin, I'm glad to hear you appreciate what PTP's doing. We'd love to see you get involved as well. Are you trying to connect at the Lucky Lab, or from your home? Do you see the www.personaltelco.net network in your Airport menu? As far as security goes for your Mac, you have a couple built-in preference panes that you'll want to take a look at. The first is Security, where you'll want to consider using the Firewall feature (in Tiger this is under Sharing). The firewall prevents other computers from connecting to your computer, and you have a few options to determine the level of security you feel is appropriate. This will depend on how you use the computer, so I can't really make a recommendation. The second is Sharing (or if you're on Tiger, this is pretty much the only one). Here you can turn File Sharing on and off, as well as some other features that allow access to parts of your system. File Sharing is pretty well locked down on the Mac, so you can safely share certain things, if you want to, without worrying about your other files, or just leave if off if you don't have a reason to use it. Both these steps are highly dependent on your individual style of computer use and your comfort level. If you do come to a meeting, be sure to ask someone for advice on what would be the best mix of security and usability for your purposes. -- Michael Weinberg President Personal Telco Project, Inc. A 501(c)(3) Non-Profit --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ The Personal Telco Project - http://www.personaltelco.net/ Donate to PTP: http://www.personaltelco.net/donate Archives: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.network.wireless.portland.general/ Etiquette: http://www.personaltelco.net/index.cgi/MailingListEtiquette List information: http://lists.personaltelco.net To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
