On 20 Oct 2005 at 10:40, Pete Holsberg wrote: > Bernie Cosell wrote: > > On 19 Oct 2005 at 20:17, Pete Holsberg wrote: > > > >> If I were to take a notebook computer to a WiFi hotspot, what changes > >> would I have to make to its NIC and network settings to allow me to > >> connect to the Internet? > > > > I just did that and the answer was "nothing".
> Would you assume from that experience that the WiFi was an insecure network? Certainly. Public wireless hotspots are intended to be that way. [of course, you need to keep that in mind as you read your email, etc]. Now, if I went to Virginia Tech I'd have a LOT more trouble: they don't broadcast their SSID key, I'd need their WEP *AND* I'd have to register my MAC address. > Of course, I'm wondering why I have to fiddle so much to get a wireless > notebook to connect to my home network! What do they know that I don't? I broadcast my SSID at home, but you came by you'd still need to key in the WEP. /Bernie\ -- Bernie Cosell Fantasy Farm Fibers mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Pearisburg, VA --> Too many people, too few sheep <-- -- ---------------------------------------- WIN-HOME Archives: http://PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM/archives/WIN-HOME.html Contact the List Owner about anything: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Official Win-Home List Members Profiles Page http://www.besteffort.com/winhome/Profiles.html
