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From: nospam on 28 Jan 2010 21:15 In article <hjtftj$q31$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, Wes Groleau <Groleau+news(a)FreeShell.org> wrote: > >> And I recommend against turning of the SSID broadcast. That adds no > >> measurable security. It adds a lot more complication to your own life > >> than to that of any serious intruder. > > > > i disagree with that one. it adds no complication at all, but it does > > add a layer by being invisible to a quick scan. chances are the person > > will find an open network elsewhere and jump on that anyway. > > It prevents your iPhone or iPod from connecting, unless you (EVERY time) > click "Other" and re-type the key. it doesn't prevent my iphone, ipod or macbook pro from connecting at all. the password and ssid name is saved.
From: Wes Groleau on 28 Jan 2010 21:18 nospam wrote: > it's not a problem for macs, iphones or ipod touches. you can always > get to 'other' and give it an ssid, which it will then save so you need > not do it again. there might be another device that acts the way you Not accurate. You have to select "Other" _every_ time you want to connect. Then it asks for Name (SSID) and security type. If you pick "WEP" or "WPA", then you have to enter the key _every_ time. Peek into the refrigerator so as to momentarily lose the signal, and you have to do it over. B T D T -- Wes Groleau Film Review: El último tren http://Ideas.Lang-Learn.us/russell?itemid=1480
From: Wes Groleau on 28 Jan 2010 21:20 Tom Stiller wrote: > That's OK until a guest visits and wants to use her laptop and gets > *really pissed* when the password you gave her shows a good connection > but she still has no connectivity. Did you set up your own router? Then how is it that you didn't know you had to enter her Mac address? -- Wes Groleau "There ain't nothin' in this world that's worth being a snot over." -- Larry Wall
From: nospam on 28 Jan 2010 21:21 In article <hjtghc$nn$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, Wes Groleau <Groleau+news(a)FreeShell.org> wrote: > > it's not a problem for macs, iphones or ipod touches. you can always > > get to 'other' and give it an ssid, which it will then save so you need > > not do it again. there might be another device that acts the way you > > Not accurate. You have to select "Other" _every_ time you want to > connect. Then it asks for Name (SSID) and security type. If you > pick "WEP" or "WPA", then you have to enter the key > > _every_ time. not on any of my computers or iphone/ipods. i set it once and it's done. it reconnects automatically, usually by the time the home screen comes up but occasionally it takes longer. > Peek into the refrigerator so as to momentarily lose the signal, > and you have to do it over. maybe you need a better base station if opening the refrigerator causes it to drop.
From: Wes Groleau on 28 Jan 2010 21:33
Lloyd Parsons wrote: > "John Varela" <OLDlamps(a)verizon.net> wrote: >> For example: wwtmwesabamsa8tr -- when what to my wondering eyes >> should appear but a miniature sleigh and eight tiny reindeer. > > I'd never remember that string. I remember the phrase, but then I > learned it way before becoming an old fart! :) You don't have to remeber the initials of the phrase if you remember the phrase. Unless you're a VERY poor speller. -- Wes Groleau Change is inevitable. Liberals need to learn that "inevitable" is not a synonym for "good." Conservatives should learn that "inevitable" is not a synonym for "bad." -- WWG |