Bluetooth icon not appearing on SZ.....

Does anyone know how to enable bluetooth on SZ series since it's not appearning for me on the taskbar.

Thanks

 

Have you played with the "Bluetooth Settings" in Start menu > All Programs > Bluetooth yet?

 

I'm just learning my way through. I've found it, had to LAN > enable bluetooth....

 

Good deal. Glad you found it.
It's very satisfying when you finally figure out a solution to a problem, isn't it?

 

I just wanted to know how unsafe could it be to use an open wireless connection. I dont currently have a wireless connection set up, but I just tried to see if it can pick up any signal. Luckly, there is one but don't know who it belongs to.

Should I stop using it or it wouldn't pose any threat to my system?

 

Theoretically, using any unsecured connection is potentially dangerous. Depending on how nefarious your neighbors are, if someone were using a program like Ethereal they could pick up and reassemble just about all your activities, including paswords and such.

As to piggybacking on your neighbors wireless connection, I don't think it poses a direct threat just by connecting to their access point. It's more of an ethical question as to whether or not you believe it's morally right to be using their bandwidth without permission. Which is, of course, something only you can decide.

 

Yeah, that's true. I've turned it off, mainly due to security reasons and also it's not right.

I'm in the lookout for a good router, any you may want to suggest. I did look at the routers on the other thread but still cant' decide.

 

Is the other thread you're referring to the "Nickspohn's What Wireless Router is Right for Me Guide?" in the Networking and Wireless forum? If not, that's a good place to start. As for personal recommendations for a wireless router, I'm afraid I wouldn't be a very good person to ask since it's been about three years since I purchased or researched one. I own a Netgear WGR614 and never had problems with it, but I have heard of some issues with later versions so I can't absolutely recommend it as a good one. It seems the majority of people prefer Linksys products from what i have seen. I can make some security recommendations for when you do get a router though.

1) Enable WEP or WPA encryption. WPA, if available, is the stronger of the two.
2) Disable broadcast of SSID.
3) Turn off Remote Administration.
4) Definitely change the default admin username and password as soon as you get it set up.

There are probably a few more, but I personally believe those are the main ones. Good luck with your search!