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From: Richard Bradshaw (no email)
Date: Thu Jul 14 2005 - 17:28:11 EDT
Scott,
Seems I have more to learn about this than I thought. So, WEP applies
to my wireless network here at home but _not_ to my laptop? What do I
need to use on the laptop to ensure that it is protected? Also, why
was I not allowed to connect to wi-fi at the place where they
required that I disable it (WEP)? Or have I misinterpreted what
you've written?
Struggling with this understanding, but learning.
Rick
>At 05:12 PM 7/13/2005 -0700, Richard Bradshaw wrote:
>>I think we had connectivity at two hotels where I was able to receive
>>email early in the trip. One "said" they did but couldn't connect and
>>maintain a connection long enough to do anything. Another said they
>>did but found it only in their lobby. One place wanted us to disable
>>our encryption (WEP) before we could get online. (We declined.)
>
>WEP only secures the wireless service against unauthorized use.
>A wireless hub without WEP is usable by anyone. Since secure
>transactions are secured by a different layer of encryption (SSL)
>there is no loss of security in using a "public" wireless hub
>to connect to the internet.
>
>>This got us to thinking about how it will be when cruising. We will
>>need to have communication due to health problems/ages of relatives.
>
>My experience (2 years around the Pacific) is that internet cafes
>are almost everywhere and nearly all of them allow one to
>hook up a laptop. If you're doing online banking, your own
>laptop is the way to go because there's no chance of leaving
>private information in the cache or history of a public machine.
>
>Some places have wireless hotspots, but it is usually more
>economical to take the laptpp to a cafe.
>
>-Scott
>
>
>Scott Meyer mailto: http://www.summ.org/
>"Endless Summer" F41 #17 650 576 6985
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