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    Safety while on WiFi

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by alosito, Aug 4, 2004.

  1. alosito

    alosito Notebook Enthusiast

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    My laptop has an integrated 802.11a/b/g wireless LAN. I am thinking about starting using it to connect to the Internet via WiFi. I have heard many stories about people being not careful while connecting to somebody else's WiFi, and I don't want to be one of them. Could somebody please tell me what I need to be safe? Any additional software to install? Any particular system configuration? Or maybe there is some web page that gives some safety advice to newbies?
     
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  2. Run1track

    Run1track Notebook Deity

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    Read through this thread.

    http://www.notebookreview.com/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=3019&SearchTerms=security

    Free firewall:
    sygate
    http://www.download.com/Sygate-Personal-Firewall/3000-2092-10247416.html?tag=lst-0-1


    Free anti virus:
    AVG antio virus free editionin
    http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php

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  3. arjung

    arjung Notebook Enthusiast

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    Most wireless routers actually have in built firewall - (u can block or only allow specific MAC addresses)
     
    arjung, Oct 1, 2004
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