Posted by Gaz on 04/16/06 22:35

Tricky Dicky wrote:
> Having been using my router for a few months now just for its hardware
> firewall and ethernet connection I was appalled to just find that three
> other computer had decided to join my network!
>
> I can understand that people want to use these items straight out of the
> box
> and for their connection to be automatically detected but surely it is not
> too much to expect a little bit of security rather than the "hey come and
> connect to me" signal that is broadcast
>
> Tricky

An installation of a standard wireless router is beyond most computer users,
installing a router with encryption switched off is easier then with it on.

Routers that use setup wizards, such as bt and wanadoo however, have no
excuse, wanadoo wireless live boxs come with encryption switched on (strong
wpa).

Gaz

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