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.

 

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.