> I am trying to advise my Dad about using his laptop while traveling, but I > am still confused about using a wireless connection in situation where no > encryption is available.
You need to decide if it is worth the trouble, but if yes there are services that will provide a VPN connection. This will put the over-the-air part of the communication in an encrypted VPN tunnel between his laptop and the VPN provider. These are available for a small monthly fee. Disclaimer: I have no first-hand experience with them. Just read about it. ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
