Hi all,
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> Hello everybody,
>
>
(snip, snip)
> ... the scan for wireless network option and hit enter, and wow! wouldn't
> you
> know it? to my surprise, after about five to ten seconds of silence, the bn
> said,
> "list of available configurations." I didn't hit enter on any of them at
> that
> point, because I wasn't sure if I'd be able to log offor not, which brings
> me
> to my questions:
> 1. Just for future reference, how can I tell that I'm connected to a network?
You can tell because you will be able to go onto the web and so on.
> 2. Once connected, how do I log off the network? The user's guide said how
> to
> get connected, but it didn't mention how to log off.
You just turn off your unit, or stop using the Internet. Probably
turning off the unit is the best plan.
> 3. Eventhough I don't have a router, can I still use the wireless networks I
> connect to? and if so, what can I use them for?
Mike, I suspect that the wireless networks you are seeing are owned by
people in your neighborhood or apartment complex. If these people are
wise, they will have a password that protects their wireless network
from invasion by unwanted people. Since wireless networks typically
range out about a hundred feet or so from their routers, you shouldn't
be able to do anything at all with the networks you contact from your
home. If you can, that means that you are, in effect poaching on
somebody else's network. You could, if you knew how, get into their
computers, look at their files, see their passwords, any number of
things. That's why when you set up a wireless network, you need to
set up a password, a wep key. If you got into somebody's network, you
could cause then no end of trouble and aggravation! As for what you
can do with the networks, assuming that you could log on, you can use
them to do anything involving the internet, email and web surfing.
be > 4. For those of you, who have had the experience of using a wireless
network
> already, just like with an isp, does it cost anything to use a wireless
> network?
If you're talking about public places, that depends on the place. I
don't think Starbucks charges. I think hotels and so on charge. If a
mall has a hot spot, it will not charge you. It depends. I have
never connected to a public network, although I have a secure one at
my home here.
Ann P.
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