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Hotspot Security, How safe is SSL?
Can a hotspot be set up as a honey pot that can infiltrate computers despite users using SSL for critical data transfers? Seems to me a hotspot could inject viruses, trojans or worms though a man in...
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Clear Corporation Clear CLWR wireless Internet service provider ISP billing customer review
Clear Corporation Clear CLWR wireless Internet service provider ISP billing customer review I got into a relationship with Clearwire Corporation this morning (at I smelled a bear, but hey, I like...
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Cutting my cable bill expense
I don't use my cell much, got consumer cellular for $25 a month. Includes slow data. A friend dropped comcast entirely and is now using t mobile for tv and Internet. Her phone rebroadcasts wifi. She...
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Wireless (Internet) Wiki (FAQ)
NEW HOME OF WIRELESS WIKI IS A comprehensive resource on wireless access to the Internet, including answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), and Fast Fixes for common problems. Search Wireless...
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ALERT: WPA-TKIP isn't secure - use WPA2 instead
SUMMARY: WPA-PSK is vulnerable to offline attack. WPA-TKIP has been cracked. TO AVOID THESE PROBLEMS: 1. USE WPA-AES or WPA2 instead of WPA-TKIP (or WEP) 2. USE A PASSPHRASE WITH MORE THAN 20...
 
Is there a command that shows what's happening to a WISP at the DNS server level?
I am trying to figure out why my Santa Cruz mountains Surfnet WISP setup takes so long to load a web page (even Google's bare bones home page takes, sometimes far too long) so I'm trying to better...
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Off the shelf solar + wind post?
I'm looking for a product that I'm sure I saw here: a galvanised post, like a short lamp-post, that comes with a solar panel, wind generator and a weatherproof box for storing battery, charge...
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Dr, Digital (Ken Pochinko) - FIRST "PUBLIC INTERNET USER"
(Part1) MEET THE WORLDS FIRST INTERNET USER ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hello, Many people are in confusion to as whom, is the first user of the...
 
From what distance can an unprotected system be accessed?
I have a Netgear router for networking 2 comps in the house. Because I'm finding it impossible to setup the Brother's MFC 7840-W onto the network, I'm forced to keep the network open. The nearest...
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Wireless settings in Win XP
I have a Netgear router. I was previously operating with the home network unprotected. I went in the Wireless settings the other day and set it up with WPA2 and a password. There is one other computer...
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Wireless (Internet) Wiki (FAQ)
NEW HOME OF WIRELESS WIKI IS A comprehensive resource on wireless access to the Internet, including answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), and Fast Fixes for common problems. Search Wireless...
 
ALERT: WPA-TKIP isn't secure - use WPA2 instead
SUMMARY: WPA-PSK is vulnerable to offline attack. WPA-TKIP has been cracked. TO AVOID THESE PROBLEMS: 1. USE WPA-AES or WPA2 instead of WPA-TKIP (or WEP) 2. USE A PASSPHRASE WITH MORE THAN 20...
 
Cantennas in the news
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what exactly is WPA passord protect?
I filled in a passphrase in the router setup. I'm wondering what it protects? I don't need a password to get onto the Web, so what exactly what is that passphrase accomplishing?
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can I rule our interference?
I had a problem a while back, solved it. It wasn't interference. But i'm wondering generally.. what the symptoms of interference are, and if I can ever rule it out. For example, suppose I change to...
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