Is there any way I can find where these services are available for me to use in my city? Would that be like Starbucks, or sometimes I see people plugged in to the public library with their notebooks.
This is JD's wife; I set up our laptop just a few months ago so its still fresh in my head! There are some websites that you can use to find out.For Example, FingerLakesWifi.com gives a list of a good number of places. I know that Canandaigua and Geneva both offer free "city limits" wifi. Most libraries offer free wifi, as do Tim Horton's and Starbucks. McDonalds has wifi, but they charge you. (To get the password to log onto their wifi, you have to pay.) I've found that most places that DO offer you free wifi will proudly display a sign on a door or in a very noticable place. So home network in my case would be like my dsl service?Exactly! What you'd do is buy a wireless router (We got ours at Circuit City for about $30. Walmart hasthem too.) and plug it into your DSL router. Then you'd get a notebook card or adapter to let your laptop connect. You can find these at Walmart or Circuit City too, about $30 for that too. Once you are sure they can find each other, set up a password so only you can login, that way no one tries to "tap" you and steal your internet! OK, so how is it possible to tap into someone else's home wi fi? I'm not asking for specifics, I wouldn't do it, but is that like those stories I read about when a person is driving and using their wi fi and someone else can tap into it? I live in a senior community, I can't imagine my neighbors using a wi-fi, but nevertheless (again, I reassure you I would not do it because I strive to apply the principle of honesty in my life) I wonder can a person tap into their neighbor's services? Is that how they steal I.D.?No ID stealing. They'd have to actually hack your comp for that, and your firewalls will keep them out. Remember that Wireless card/ Adapter I mentioned? Those search for the nearest wifi signal they can find, no matter if its yours, public, or someone else's home. If the other home wifi has a password in place, your access card will be asked to sign in with it before they'd be allowed on. If they don't, your card would just figure "Hey! Open internet!" and offer it to you as an available source. That's exactly what those people you hear about driving around and hunting for signals are doing; they hope to find someone "techie" enough to have a wireless network set up in their home, but not "tech-smart" enough to get the security controls set up. If you do decide to make a home network, PLEASE ask us on here to help you! Someone tapping you can slow your internet down quite a bit, and again- its illegal for them to do it! Best not to leave it out to tempt them to try. Another way to know if what you're using is ok or not- when you're adapter card's screen comes up with a new available source of internet, it will give the name listed on the router. For example, mine says "Devlins" when I bring up my screen. It is password protected. Someone would have to know my password to use it. But if I drive into Canandaigua, it will say "CDGA Free wifi" on that searcher screen. That's safe- it says free! But if it says like "Belkin285"... that's probably someone that hasn't figured out how to set up security; belkin is the router's original name. Don't touch! Most places that offer freebie wifi will say it is in their router's listed name. Hope this helped! --- On Thu, 10/23/08, Jeremiah Devlin <[EMAIL PROTECTED] com> wrote: From: Jeremiah Devlin <[EMAIL PROTECTED] com> Subject: Re: [A-1-Computer_ Tech] Explanation needed for wireless internet To: A-1-Computer_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] .com Date: Thursday, October 23, 2008, 11:50 AM Town networks are set up by the town or city that you live in as a free service that any one can connect to. Home net work is set up by you in your own home and can limit how many people can connect to you with passwords. Also tapping into the towns wifi is legal as you have there permission and is there for everyone. Tapping some one else's home wi fi with out there permission is illegal. --- On Thu, 10/23/08, Cindi Waters <clean_boost@ yahoo.com> wrote: From: Cindi Waters <clean_boost@ yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [A-1-Computer_ Tech] Explanation needed for wireless internet To: A-1-Computer_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] .com Date: Thursday, October 23, 2008, 3:24 PM I checked the website, and of course I don't understand it. So here's hoping you can explain some of it to me. It says, in part: "Understand the difference between town-wide wireless broadband (IEEE 802.16/WiMAX) and a home wireless network (IEEE 802.11). This article deals only with the latter generally known as WiFi (which requires no subscription, no roof aerial, no roof mounted dish). Wireless routers are variously known as gateways, access points, transmitters, hubs and switches. They are generally external and will be known as routers for this article. Wireless adapters are also known as modems or receivers and can be internal or external." Questions: What is a "town-wide wireless broadband"? What is a "home wireless network"? (We'll start there, thank you.) --- On Thu, 10/23/08, Ian <[EMAIL PROTECTED] net> wrote: From: Ian <[EMAIL PROTECTED] net> Subject: Re: [A-1-Computer_ Tech] Explanation needed for wireless internet To: A-1-Computer_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] .com Date: Thursday, October 23, 2008, 4:23 AM http://www.wikihow. com/Create- a-Wireless- Network Click the above link and it will take you to a web site that will explain how to. Any new notebook will have a wireless ability to connect you to the Internet Ian -------Original Message----- -- From: clean_boost Date: 23/10/2008 04:45:29 To: A-1-Computer_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] .com Subject: [A-1-Computer_ Tech] Explanation needed for wireless Internet I need someone to explain a few things about wireless Internet. 1) is There a special kind of notebook I should buy? Also -- 2) is this the Kind of Internet places like Starbucks has? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for using A-1 Computer TechYahoo! 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