Wireless Networking Wi-Fi with Windows ME?

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Wi-Fi with Windows ME? Guv Bob 05-11-08
Posted by Guv Bob on May 11, 2008, 3:45 am
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I just picked up an old laptop with ME on it, and a Linksys wireless =
card. I installed a garden variety firewall and virus filter, and added =
a password to the log in screen.

Being a paranoid (what was that??) feller... what else would I need to =
keep others from accessing my computer when using it at Starbucks or =
other hot spot?

Thanks!

Bob



Posted by Airman Thunderbird on May 11, 2008, 7:30 am
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The frequent crashes and restarts required with ME should discourage
most hackers. :)

Guv Bob wrote:
> I just picked up an old laptop with ME on it, and a Linksys wireless card. I
installed a garden variety firewall and virus filter, and added a password to
the log in screen.
>
> Being a paranoid (what was that??) feller... what else would I need to keep
others from accessing my computer when using it at Starbucks or other hot spot?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Bob
>
>

Posted by Bill Kearney on May 11, 2008, 1:04 pm
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Don't use ME or 98, you're just asking for trouble. Not many new devices
even bother to come with drivers for it. That and it's security is
terrible.


Posted by Jack \(MVP-Networking\). on May 11, 2008, 5:53 pm
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Hi
When using an Open WIFI the security is Off so it does Not really matters
which OS you use.
The trick is to leave Files Sharing Off so that people can Not access your
Hard Drive.
In any case laptops that run WinME are usually capable to run Windows2000.
Windows 2000 is much much better then Windows ME so if you can afford it
switch the OS.
Jack (MVP-Networking).

I just picked up an old laptop with ME on it, and a Linksys wireless card.
I installed a garden variety firewall and virus filter, and added a password
to the log in screen.

Being a paranoid (what was that??) feller... what else would I need to keep
others from accessing my computer when using it at Starbucks or other hot
spot?

Thanks!

Bob



Posted by Guv Bob on May 14, 2008, 5:13 pm
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Thanks, everyone! How do you set file sharing?

> Hi
> When using an Open WIFI the security is Off so it does Not really =
matters=20
> which OS you use.
> The trick is to leave Files Sharing Off so that people can Not access =
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> Hard Drive.
> In any case laptops that run WinME are usually capable to run =
Windows2000.
> Windows 2000 is much much better then Windows ME so if you can afford =
it=20
> switch the OS.
> Jack (MVP-Networking).
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> I just picked up an old laptop with ME on it, and a Linksys wireless =
card.=20
> I installed a garden variety firewall and virus filter, and added a =
password=20
> to the log in screen.
>=20
> Being a paranoid (what was that??) feller... what else would I need to =
keep=20
> others from accessing my computer when using it at Starbucks or other =
hot=20
> spot?
>=20
> Thanks!
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> Bob
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>

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