On Wed, 2 Jun 2004 16:40:27 +0100, Robert Treharne Jones
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>Permit a naïve question from a wireless wannabe - I use my laptop connected
>at home to our LAN with broadband router to the outside world, but when I'm
>travelling I want to connect through the wireless networks which are
>increasingly available in press offices at sports venues, or even airport
>departure lounges and so-called hot spots in the street.
>
>So - what do I need to achieve this connectivity? Do I simply buy a wireless
>network card to stick in the PC slot of my laptop for thirty quid, or is
>there more to it than that?
>
>Robert
Please be careful, especially if you have work/patient related data on your
machines.
There are more and more scare stories surfacing about wireless Lans surfacing.
Here are a couple of examples;
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/08/09/rogue_wlans_the_next_security/
http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/05/31/wi.fisecurity.ap/index.html
I'm not a WLAN expert, so all I can really say (again) is be careful!
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