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Old 01-07-2008, 04:47 AM
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Thanks for the additional information Bill.

I was over at a friends Saturday to show him my new Dell Inspiron 1720, and it found 5 connections in his neighborhood, and I was able to connect to one and surf on it, we were quite surprised that this one was totally wide open with no encryption or password.

Not that I do that all the time
In fact I have never had a wireless computer before until last Wednesday when the laptop showed up.

But it goes to show you how many leave their network wide open.
Old 01-07-2008, 04:36 PM
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Yes, the number of unsecured wireless networks is simply amazing. And when you look at how sue-happy the RIAA/MPAA currently is, having your wireless network unsecure is not an option.

I saw on 60 minutes two weeks ago that over 1/3 of wireless products are returned because they are too complicated to set up and configure. I can understand that, because if you're off one number in your 63 character WPA key you have no connectivity, and no idea why.
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