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Mr. Cool

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Wireless network security ???s


 I just hooked up a wireless network at home.  I took the ethernet cable from my desktop and plugged into my wifes Apple AIRPORT,  thats their name for a router.  I got the cable modem to acknowledge the router and now we get wireless signal on my desktop via a USB plug in UNiversal Wireless adapater. ANd we can also use the Apple Macbook obviously.


My question to the computer knowledgeable is....


  Should I leave the router on all times?  SHould I have more security?
I have AVG virus, ZOne Labs firewall, and I use AD-Aware and Spybot Search and destroy frequently...


If we are not going to be using the laptop for awhile, should I go back to a hardwired ethernet connection into my desktop??

Phew , thanks and happy new years...



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Man Whore

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You have ample protection there E.

I leave mine on all the time, only because I never know when someone will be using it, (my kids live in their own time zone I think).

If you know it is not going to be used during the night or whenever then the choice is yours, you can turn it off if you like.

Going back to a hard wired ethernet cable will ensure that you are using the maximum transfer rate, but the wireless transfer rate should suffice anyway.

Just be sure to enable the wireless security and change the SSID to something other than the default, and disable SSID broadcasting.

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Mr. Cool

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How do I enable wirelss security?  If I click on the Netgear wireless assistane wizard there is a button to click which would enable the security but what exactly does that do?  Do I need to use a password every time I log on? or is it just an encryption thingy? Or does it prevent other wirelss users in my area from using my network?

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Man Whore

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If you run a network with only the default security, where WEP is turned off, any of your neighbours can log on to your network and use your Internet connection.

So you need to go into the router settings, and create either a 128bit WEP key or a WPA key.

A password every time you log on is not needed though.

Disabling the broadcasting of the SSID will stop people from being able to find your router if they scan for wireless networks.

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