[GeoStL] Re: NGR: Help with wireless router needed
- From: Mike Lusicic <lusicic@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2009 10:49:01 -0600
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Well, whenever I set up one for any of my friends or relatives, I hide
the SSID and turn on security. I have a firewall and other things to
protect my network. I wouldn't want someone who is infected to get on
the same network as me. I realize that this can happen when I use a
public WiFi connection, but still, it is just safer to keep things
private. It also adds a level of privacy, since many (not all) systems
will not even tell you if there is a wireless router available if it
isn't broadcasting an SSID.
I have had people who do work from home who have been disrupted because
there was a kid in the back yard using up all their bandwidth with the
game he was playing on his hand held computer game system. I don't mind
if someone would freeload occasionally.
It isn't the innocents I worry about.
Shane Placeway wrote:
> -
> Any particular reason you're hiding your ssid? As long as your running
> wpa-psk security, there isn't much of a chance anyone will get on your
> network, especially since there a wayyyy too many unsecure networks out
> there for people to hop on. I wouldn't sweat it.
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 8:30 PM, Judi F <deltawinner@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
>> -
>> Followed Mike's instructions. Restarted my laptop but it does not find my
>> home network. Connected to an unsecured wireless in the neighborhood.
>>
>>
>>
>> Bummer.
>>
>>
>>> Subject: [GeoStL] Re: NGR: Help with wireless router needed
>>> Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 20:17:19 -0600
>>> From: mike.griffin@xxxxxxxxxx
>>> To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>
>>> -
>>> Yes, you will need to go to your wireless manager software. Is Windows
>>>
>> managing the wireless or do you have 3rd party software installed? That
>> makes all the difference. Call my cell listed below.
>>
>>> Mike Griffin
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>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:
>>>
>> geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Judi F
>>
>>> Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 8:13 PM
>>> To: Geocache List
>>> Subject: [GeoStL] Re: NGR: Help with wireless router needed
>>>
>>> -
>>> Mike,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I know I need to add it manually but don't have the little icon in the
>>>
>> corner of my laptop that they say I should have. Do I need to go to my
>> network connections area?
>>
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Judi LOL
>>>
>>>
>>>> From: griff@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Subject: [GeoStL] Re: NGR: Help with wireless router needed
>>>> Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 20:09:45 -0600
>>>>
>>>> -
>>>> Who's TIA? LOL!!!!
>>>>
>>>> Judi, if you hid your SSID, you will have to manually enter it on the
>>>> laptop. You will not detect it.
>>>>
>>>> Mike
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: <szcue@xxxxxxx>
>>>> To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 7:42 PM
>>>> Subject: [GeoStL] Re: NGR: Help with wireless router needed
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> -
>>>>> Tia-
>>>>> Go to the Linksys website. There should be step by step
>>>>> instructions there, how to configure the laptop and hide your SSID.
>>>>>
>>>>> Susie
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: Judi F <deltawinner@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> To: Geocache List <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> Sent: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 7:36 pm
>>>>> Subject: [GeoStL] NGR: Help with wireless router needed
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -
>>>>> i,
>>>>>
>>>>> I have a Linksys wireless router. I just got a laptop. It finds the
>>>>> network ith no problem. I was told that I should hid my SSID. I went
>>>>> into the router onfig and disabled it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Now, my laptop does not find the network. I'm sure there must be a
>>>>> way to anually or automatically make it find the router. Does anyone
>>>>> have easy to ollow step by step instructions?
>>>>>
>>>>> TIA
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