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    Laptop Wireless Security?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by pirates1933, Jan 14, 2005.

  1. pirates1933

    pirates1933 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Does my Anti Virus,and Firewall protect my Laptop while Im on Wireless at the Library?[?]

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    pirates1933, Jan 14, 2005
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  2. phroenips

    phroenips Notebook Guru

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    it will help protect you against viruses and prevent unauthorized intrusion...however, assuming it's an unencrypted connection, keep in mind, all traffic that goes out or is received is sent in clear text. So, if you're going to enter any passwords into websites or anything, be sure the site uses SSL or https or something similar.

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    phroenips, Jan 15, 2005
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  3. DaGreek

    DaGreek Notebook Evangelist

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    Isn't it rare now for a site to not use SSL security? I can't think of any sites right now that don't have a secure sign in. At least that I've noticed, I think its something I take for granted.

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    DaGreek, Jan 17, 2005
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