Topic: No strings attached (Read 816 times)

Clark Kent · « **on:** August 09, 2004, 05:19:13 pm »

As I write this to you I am at hoem, connected to the internet, WIRELESSLY!!!!
A brand spanking new handy dandy high speed low drag Airport Extreme Base station just arrived today to accompany my new iBook, and I'm quite pleased to be connected like this, even if I am still only connected to the internet on a remote 56k connection. Just the same, though, it operates at least as well as if i were wired into the telephone line. YAY ME!!!

Sirgod · « **Reply #1 on:** August 09, 2004, 05:22:44 pm »

WTG man, I've been thinking about going Wireless for awhile now.

Stephen

Clark Kent · « **Reply #2 on:** August 09, 2004, 05:25:41 pm »

With desktop computers, I had little to no need for it. Now that I have a laptop, however, it's almost essential, and so very very fun!

Iceman · « **Reply #3 on:** August 09, 2004, 08:46:53 pm »

Indeed! I now use a D-Link 108mbps system. VERY nice. I actually get faster download speeds with the wireless card than with my hard line.

Just plain old Punisher · « **Reply #4 on:** August 09, 2004, 09:38:18 pm »

Just secure the damn thing. Use WEP, yadda yadda yadda.

Clark Kent · « **Reply #5 on:** August 10, 2004, 01:52:31 pm »

I don't know what WEP is, sicne I'm brand spanking new to wireless. I do, however, have most things on my iBook password protected, which helps, and was planning to add an encryption system built into OS X.
I did want to wait, though, since a neighbor was curious how easy it would be to hack into a wireless mac network with and without firewall, and all that stuff. I've got the stuff, so I want to see what this wizkid, computer networking major can pull off.

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