Re: wireless home networking and lock down.

"GT" <> wrote in message
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> Finally tomorrow i willl get a dsl connection and with a wireless home
> network so that i can share my internet connection with my sister. Just
> wanted to know wether I will have the ability to view other computer that
> are
> trying to connect on my wireless network in XP or ability to turn off the
> wireless equipment since my sister only comes home saturday? basically i
> don't want to share my internet connection to everyone only my sisters
> laptop
> computer. Are there any tips that you want to share with a first time user
> of
> wireless home network? please do so

My advice is to secure your wireless network immediately...

http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.or...sSecurity.html

Use specific instructions for your wireless hardware when setting this up...

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Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)

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