Re: Wireless question

From: 14tonks (mail.2.14tonks_at_recursor.net)
Date: 02/17/05 

Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 20:11:21 -0500

Just remember the half the street that you could see can also see you, and
if your network isn't secured, any of them can walk right into your
computer. I would take yourself out of the wireless net until you are ready
to secure it. 

-- 
Sheila
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"Bambi" <DearCounselor@comcast.netnet> wrote in message
news:37i7nqF5d0tgdU1@individual.net...
> I have Linksys.  I'm insecure.  I'll figure out how to get secure next
week.
> D#2 is in the front of the house.  I set her up a couple of nights ago and
> when we had to pick a network I was surprised to see like 12 choices!!
LOL!
> When I put myself on, I only had two choices... Linksys and me.  D#2 had
> half the street! LOL!
>
> I don't remember what D#1 had as choices when I connected her.  I just
know
> tonight she has NO choices and now I"m having to listen to her kvetch
> because she has no internet access....sigh.
>
>
>
> "VickieHerndonCMT" <vickieboinkherndon@comcast.nospamnet> wrote in message
> news:UNCdnSdrXMTZeI7fRVn-1A@comcast.com...
> > I wish someone could troubleshoot this too. Bambi, did you set it up
under
> a
> > WPA security or the other one.  WPA is supposed to be a stronger
> connection.
> > I have a Belkin unit for the networking and 3 computers (all mine)
hooked
> up
> > to them.  I have noticed that anyone nearby that has a wireless network
> can
> > still interfere with the connection.
> >
> > If anyone has any fixes to this at all (I am waiting, Sheila!), any
ideas
> > would be helpful.
> >
> > Bambi, do you have Linksys or Belkin?  I notice 2 other people in my
> > building have Linksys and their readings look stronger than mine, but
this
> > one is supposed to be top line.
> >
> > Vickie
> > "Bambi" <DearCounselor@comcast.netnet> wrote in message
> > news:37i3rgF5ef0sjU1@individual.net...
> > >I put my daughter's computer on the wireless network to access the
> internet
> > > through Comcast.  She's two rooms down the hall from me.  My other
> > > daughter
> > > is across the hall from her.  She's also on wireless.  For the last
week
> > > everything was hunky dory.  Tonight, my first daughter who had it is
> > > showing
> > > "No networks available" and can't connect....this after I convinced
her
> it
> > > was okay to cancel her dial-up yesterday :-) ....  I'm having her
> > > plug/unplug, boot/reboot, etc, but is this something that anyone
readily
> > > can
> > > troubleshoot?
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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