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First, a thanks to those who replied to my previous post with recommendations for a wireless router. I wound up getting a Netgear MR814, and it was installed and running in under 10 minutes. Not bad for a no-brainer tech guy like me. Thanks for the help!
Now, just a couple questions now that I have this wireless service running:
a) Do I need to be concerned with security between the router and the laptop? Can email or web pages be read or intercepted any more readily by an outside party? Should I try enabling the WEP (?) encryption? I'll have to read the manual to figure that one out (what the heck is a hexadecimal number?)
b) Can anyone, with or without my permission, use my internet connection now? As long as they are within the router's range, can they connect and surf or email?
Thanks!
Now, just a couple questions now that I have this wireless service running:
a) Do I need to be concerned with security between the router and the laptop? Can email or web pages be read or intercepted any more readily by an outside party? Should I try enabling the WEP (?) encryption? I'll have to read the manual to figure that one out (what the heck is a hexadecimal number?)
b) Can anyone, with or without my permission, use my internet connection now? As long as they are within the router's range, can they connect and surf or email?
Thanks!