Anyone use a Wireless network/router at home?

Have you ever heard the stories of people running around getting access to these networks?

Well, I just unpacked my new Dell notebook (with centrino)

I fired it up, one of the first things that came up, was pick wireless network to attach to. I don't have a wireless setup yet! I had 3 to choose from!

So I can sit in the basement with the laptop and pick which internet service I want, if one slows down, I guess I can switch!

Damn, my neighbors are the best!

Anyway, if anyone has wireless, take a minute to read through your owners manual, it tells you how to enable security!

 

everyone uses it at school here with their laptops around res and in classes at the school [img]graemlins/thumb.gif[/img]

 

free internet

 

I have a Microsoft Wireless router at home and I could never get the damned thing to work. Spent $200 on it and nada. It keeps on trying to say im on dial up internet when im actually on dsl. When I go home next I'll try it again or throw it out my window.

Wireless rules (when it works).

 

I got one, but i'm not using it as wireless just yet [img]smile.gif[/img]

 

I run wireless but i use encryption just for that reason. There is a program you can get that search for available wireless networks and gives you the ISP info and channel it is on. Also if you have a GPS card you can drive around with your laptop and it will scan and log each connection and plot its location so you can go back!!

I love technology!

 

I used wireless at school, at home I run wired, I never cared for wireless now, too many bugs and security issues for me.

Plus its slower.

Plus running wire is fun

 

my wireless is 108mbps, the old ones were 54 [img]smile.gif[/img]
how much of a range do these things have?

 

Werd.

With wireless, you're just begging to be tapped and hacked. Better live in a remote area.

 

^^^ it's 128bit encryption isn't it? if someone wants to spend the years of processing power to hack that then all the power to them i suppose...

I just set up a MS wireless, encrypted it for sure. Works good, downloading at 100-150kbs. fer sure comparable to wired for speed...