Hi Carol, SSID broadcast is located somewhere in wireless set up. If you go into internet explorer, run the following address:
192.168.1.1 Enter "admin", (without the punctuation), in both fields. You should then be able to go to the "wireless setup" link on the setup page for the router. I'm very curious to see if this will still work with the BN, so I'll stay tuned. HTH Sarah -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Carol Pearson Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 9:30 AM To: Braillenote List Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Question about linksys router I must see if that's the case with the BN as, if it still works OK, I'd quite like to turn mine off as maybe then others have no idea what you're using if they play around with their PDA's in your home. (No, I am convinced they can't get in anyway but would like just to stop them even knowing what the router is.) Any ideas where you turn off the SSID broadcast, generally. I have a Linksys. -- Carol [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sarah Cranston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 3:19 PM Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Question about linksys router Hi Kathy, No, WEP, if set up right, should not cause problems for the BN. There have been instances where the key is difficult to enter on the BN, usually because it's case-sensitive. As far as the modem goes, as Richard already said, the firewall which is built into the router will keep anyone from getting past the modem and into the network. I have the same set up, and in over three years, no unauthorized person has ever gotten into the system. However, I'm not sure about this, but something tells me that if SSID broadcast is turned off, the BN will not be able to see the network wirelessly, which also defeats the whole purpose. I really think, if the network is secure, there shouldn't be anything to worry about. Feel free to call me if you want to go over this in more detail. Sarah -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of kathy davis Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 8:41 AM To: Braillenote List Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Question about linksys router Hi, Sarah, Thanks for the post. You've probably already seen my modification, that I should have said modem and not router that he wants off most of the time, which defeats the whole purpose of having wireless. The suggestion of turning off the SSID broadcast has been passed on to him, so perhaps that will help. You mention WEP. Am I remembering correctly that that can cause problems with the BN? Thanks again for your post. Kathy > ----- Original Message ----- >From: "Sarah Cranston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected] >Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 08:22:45 -0500 >Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Question about linksys router >Hi Kathy, >Rich and I leave our router on all the time and there is no problem. There's really no reason to switch it off. If there is a worry about security, set up the router with WEP, and no one will be able to access your network unless they have the WEP key. >HTH >Sarah ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
