Re: Elementary newbie question

[Ted <ted99@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Rob Morley wrote:

> Just set up the encryption (WPA is more secure than WEP), limit
> connection to specified MAC addresses (i.e. just your laptop, unless
> you want to connect any other wireless devices), switch off SSID
> broadcasting.

Sounds good. What exactly is it that is being encrypted?

> > How do I see a printer share
>
> Look in My Network Places - Windows Network (I think that's what it's
> called, I haven't used Windows for a while).
>
> > and what would it tell me about where 
> > the leaking network is?
> It wouldn't, but you could print something on it.  :-)

If there were a number of unsecured wireless networks within 
range, what would my wireless enabled (but currently 
unconfigured 'out of the box' xp pro) laptop pick up all: 
all of them them, the first one it found, the strongest signal?

Ted