"IanM" wrote in message
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Tim wrote:

On Dec 6, 2:21 pm, "Eisboch" wrote:

There's nothing on
my computer worth anything to anybody.

Eisboch


And mines probably got less than that.

DO NOT turn off the SSID!

If you have a WPA or WPA2 encrypted network with a long mixed case, mixed
alpanumeric, non dictionary password, you have security good enough to
keep out all except unnamed goverment agencies. WEP sucks and can be
cracked fairly quickly.

If you turn off the SSID on the router, then your computer is forced to
broadcast that SSID to negotiate a connection. If you are at another
location, that broadcast from your computer can be used to spoof the SSID
on an evil access point that your machine will then connect to!

If there is any zero day exploit out for either your OS, browser or
security software then you've just got your PC pwned by some l33t haxor.
*NOT* good :-(

Its worth developing the habit of switching the wireless OFF while its not
in use.


That's what it did. It generated a 21 character string of mixed
alpha/numerical characters as the key.
I guess that means it's as good as at can be.

I shut the wireless off whenever I am not on the 'Net.

Eisboch