Noobie Question: WiFi at a Public Place.

Jeff,

 

Nothing funny about this, some people don't know this. Buy a popular brand wireless router. If you're rich and have some extra money, buy a dual band wireless router., in case you want to use the N band at a later date. Otherwise, buy a wireless G router. I have a Linksys WRT54GS. I had a Netear in the past and some features are on the Netgear but not on the Linksys and so on. Make sure it's a popular brand name. Belking wireless N routers have trouble recocnizing the WPA-PSK(TKIP) Security (Personal), which is a setting I recommend using to make all wireless devices work, like wireless printers and USB Adapters, iPods and game systems.

 

Use these Recommended Wireless Router Settings WPA2 is much better but if you decide on using other wireless devices, dropping back to may recommended settings will help with connecting.

 

Usually when you go to A WiFi Location you can connect with no problems. I recommend using good virus protecftion and depending on the operating system, Vista/Windows 7 Firewalls work fine.

 

More questions, feel free to ask. I have to go outside, it's National Night Out.

 

 

Rick

Hi Rick - Thanks for the info. I would like to understand this a little better. If I understand you correctly I can just go to the VA or wherever and as long I am within range I will be able to connect by just turning my system and WiFi on? No password?

The folks in the Virus/Spyware Forums have schooled me on AV and anti malware I will be sure to install several programs before I try to use the laptop. I already burd a DVD for that purpose.

Until I can afford a decent dual band router I am going to use one provided by my internet service provider. They assure me that it has the newest security features built in. It is a local company so I can actually get my hands on someone if I have problems. My desktop and printer can both use n-band but I am sure the older laptop is g. Since the router is backward compatable I shouldn't have trouble with that.

Thanks Again!

Jeff  :emotion-42:

EDIT: shouldn't

Jeff,

 

Little wireless icon near the clock. To turn on wireless, most are press Fn and F2 at the same time, some have a switch and some press F2 only.

I click and then get

Select the network of your choice, in this case it would be eNet, then click connect. It should connect with no password, unless they use Mac Address filtering, but this one doesn't. It's my neighbors and I actually have my network named Virus_Farm

It then asks me for the password. I then can tell it to remember my password for future connections and I can also have it connect automatically. I setup the wife and childrens to connect automatically and remember the password.

 

Wife took her Dell Mini 10 on a trip and used it at a friends house, with no problems.

 

 

Rick

I got more deep understanding about this part, It is just the solution for my problem, Thanks for your analysis!