Quote Originally Posted by Archangel
If you want to run a secure home wireless network you'll need to set it with at least WPA-PSK TKIP and enable MAC Address filtering in your router's options. If your laptop is new you don't need to set up different profiles to use different wireless networks. Linksys is ok, but I prefer DLink in the generic network equipment arena. I've had trouble with a WAP54G dropping connections on a fairly regular basis. Don't think that because Cisco owns them they're close to Cisco grade equipment.
LMAO!! I barely understand 3/4 of what Archangel said I'm glad to see we have someone here with a clue because I sure don't

I have a wireless router (I think it's a linksys) but after that, he lost me. My wireless seemed to drop connections on a regualr basis to my laptop so I just said to hell with it and now run it with a "hard connection."

I heard about "wardriving" but how I'm not smart enough to know how to use my laptop with my wireless "card" to find open "hot spots" (Now mind you, everything I have in quotes is me probably using the wrong words to please correct me as necessary )