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April 8th, 2006 17:00
How to password protect bluetooth?
How can I password protect our bluetooth connection from (not sure what you call these folks...ones that use your wireless internet access without your knowledge/permission) pirates?
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April 9th, 2006 01:00
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April 9th, 2006 11:00
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April 11th, 2006 14:00
Thanks for following me, esquire.
I guess I shouldn't use terms I'm not familiar with, huh?
What I heard on the radio was about people pulling up near a wireless connection, like we have with broadband service (right?) and accessing our connection to go on the internet. Should they do anything illegal, the IP (?) address will be traced back to our computer. Right?
Basically I want to know how we can prevent this as the radio show mentioned an ability to password your connection to prevent a nearby "pirate" accessing your internet connection.
Am I making any sense?
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April 11th, 2006 18:00
There are several types of wireless connections, but what you heard was about Wi-Fi connections. Bluetooth usually comes with manual authentication when pairing devices.
You need to configure your Wi-Fi broadband router and computers to connect using either WEP or WPA encryption (WPA is more secure). Any computer that wants to connect to your network will require to authenticate using a network key. Here's an example: http://www.mesquire.com/faq/computer/wireless/networkg.htm.
There is no Bluetooth router as the technology has a range of 10m or less (latest version 2.0 has a 100m range) and has difficulty in going through brick walls in general.
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April 11th, 2006 19:00
esquire,
Once again, thanks. You're a lifesaver. The link is exactly what I needed.