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On Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:48:51 +0100
Ted <ted99@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Rob Morley wrote:
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> > Just set up the encryption (WPA is more secure than WEP),
> Sounds good. What exactly is it that is being encrypted?
The data content of each packet sent over the wireless connection.
One other security measure I forgot to mention: change the SSID
that your router uses from the default to something obscure - hackers
may scan for default values as a quick way of finding networks that
have had SSID broadcast disabled (lots of hardware comes configured with
values like 'wireless', 'WLAN', 'linksys' etc.)
>
> 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?
>
It will see any network that has SSID broadcast enabled, whether
they're secured or not, and offer you a choice of which to connect to.
I'm not sure if yours connected automatically because the one it found
was the only network, the only unsecured network, the first unsecured
network ... I tend to use manual network settings rather than relying
on stuff like the Zero Configuration option and DHCP.
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