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    Turning Off Wireless and Security

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by hendra, Jan 19, 2007.

  1. hendra

    hendra Notebook Virtuoso

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    If I turn off the wireless connection by using the sliding switch in my Sony SZ notebook, does it mean that the wireless is turned off in hardware and therefore nobody can hack into my system by wireless mean?

    Thanks in advance!
     
    hendra, Jan 19, 2007
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  2. bal3wolf

    bal3wolf Notebook Consultant

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    well your safe because hackers dont usualy hack into your laptop on the wireless band they get on the same network then get stuff. make sure you got yoru updates and keep a firewall on.
     
    bal3wolf, Jan 19, 2007
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