connecting to new network

Nov 29, 2006 1 Replies

Must be a book on this, but I don't know why one can go into Starbucks and connect. I wached our guru mess with int adddress and MAC and encryption and WAP and all that stuff. Has this something to do with signing in as Guest or Anonymus?



We want to put a router in summer cottage so guests/renters can connect.(i know a wire works -we want wireless) What must we


-do in setting up router


--say about what visitors -must have for hardware - wireless card type,etc. -must do to their connection software


-anything else.



I guess you get what we want to set up. And how little I know about it:)



Brad


On Tue, 28 Nov 2006 21:19:55 -0500, avalanche* wrote in :

Open access point. Control is by a gateway webpage.

Huh?

An open unsecured access point would do it, but then you might well have neighbors and transients leeching your service.

Best option is a >> wireless hotspot router

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