Hi Sarah and all, If broadcast is turned off other devices won't see your wireless router, but this does not effect any device such as a braillenote if the braillenote already has the connection configuration set up. If you connect with that configuration you will be fine whether broadcast is on or off. The only time you might need to turn it on is if something happens to your connection configuration in the braillenote and you need to do another scan for available networks on the bn.
In such a case you could enable broadcast on the router for a minute or so until the bn has found the network and stored the settings and then turn it off again. In short, if broadcast is turned off, a device cannot connect to it unless it already knows it's there and also knows the proper settings to establish a connection. Don On Tue, 3 Oct 2006 09:19:45 -0500, Sarah Cranston wrote: 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 __________ NOD32 1.1787 (20061002) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com ___ 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
