Next message: Marce Schulz: "RE: lv-ab: WiFi for Shipboard Use"
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Interesting article in this morning's Washington Post concerning WiFi
for marine use. You can either go to the Washington Post site
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/front.htm and it is highlighted
on the front page, or you can find the article on the business pages.
Tom Dunton
Interesting article and encouraging for full time cruisers, but there
are some technical issues worth mentioning. I have a LINKSYS wireless
router on my boat driving a number of computers and there area few
things you need to do to make sure anyone with a wireless PCMCIA card
can't get to your network. First, change the default network name
(LINKSYS) to something else, next turn on wireless encryption and set a
pass-phrase resulting in an encryption key which other computers on your
network will need to connect. I also change the default channel number
to something else.
Bottom line is if you don't take precautions to apply security and
change defaults, any clown can get on your network and steal your eye
teeth. My guess is many people utilizing these emerging WiFi services
will learn this the hard way...
Regards......
Phil Rosch
Giga Information Group
(401) 742-6970
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