Comments on: Tuesday questions: Wifi

By: Robert 'Groby' Blum

Robert 'Groby' Blum — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 16:07:47 +0000

If you can tell us what kind of router you have, we might point you in the right direction..

McAfee Security Center is probably a good first line of defense. If you really want to set this up, a separate hardware firewall is a good idea. (I can dig through my stash of old HW – there might one be hiding in there)

BTW: Since you’re my beacon of greenness around here – what’s one to do with old PCs? They’re still working fine, and I don’t want to just chuck them. Are there any places in need/worthy of a donation?

By: Kimo Crossman

Kimo Crossman — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 11:22:09 +0000

hey to share you wifi – look at Fon

http://en.fon.com/

to safely use wifi for anyone so that your traffic is encrypted – use this free vpn
http://www.hotspotshield.com/

By: Damien

Damien — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 05:49:49 +0000

Hey all, check this out: a fast, easy, secure way to share your WiFi… wirelessnomad.com, a user-owned WiFi co-op!

By: Siel

Siel — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 05:41:55 +0000

Dude — You techy people fucking rock! But I have a follow up question:

1. I have McCaffee SecurityCenter, with the firewall activated. Is that adequate protection?

My manual’s v. much geared towards the new internet user, and doesn’t have any interesting info at all — def. not anything about how to deencrypt the network. But I’ll try and call to find out if this webpage you’re talkin’ bout exists, and if so, where it is — and will ask about the legality of sharing at that time. Wish me luck!

By: TOMAS

TOMAS — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 02:31:33 +0000

Robert – Well with the *ho-hum* upcoming release of Vista, switching to a Mac is starting to sound very-very appealing. :)