On 19 Apr 2006 at 11:18, Jacqueline MacWhirter wrote:
> I just bought a wireless laptop around $4000 . Just
> for a test I went about 4 long blocks away from where I live I had no
> trouble logging on the internet- I powered down quickly .
Although not broadcasting the SSID doesn't help much with security, you
*DO* want to change it from the factory default. I wonder how many
different devices with the SSID "linksys" can be heard in a four-block
radius?
David Gillett
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