Wireless

[Jon Fuller]

Well after connecting to the wireless system in Kath & Pauls house on saturday night I was convinced! so when I got home at 2am, I was straight on to dabs.com ordering my linksys ADSL modem/wireless router.
tonight I've set it up, and what a tool! definitely faster than the BT Voyager ADSL modem it replaced, and with the freedom of wireless connection...can't imagine how I ever lived without it before. All for 79 quid plus vat!...marvelous!

 

[bogib]

I agree JF the Linksys is great system, I have been using this for 4 months now on my laptop

 

[Tony Davis]

[.can't imagine how I ever lived without it before. [/B]

Techno (ginga) geek! Does this mean you can now surf whilst in the cludger?

 

[jackeen]

Copy cat.

Are you going to copy a little further and get a nice new faster rib from that Mr TD.

or better still we can swap boats. - fair exchange , no robbery

 

[Tony Davis]

Where the "missus", she hasn't posted for over 10 hours!

 

[Cookee]

Ok you tchno geeks - how does this wireless stuff at hotels and Mcdonalds and places work then? I've got a laptop and the PCMCIA card - now what? I'm on BT at home but thier website doesn't mention anywhere I'm looking!

 

[Johnny Rocket]

Cookee

Google for wifi hotspot and you'll find a load of info. There are several commercial providers who charge for access, but there are also some places that give free access -- you just turn up and log on.

Here are a few sites to get started with:

http://www.btopenzone.com/locations/
http://www.zdnet.co.uk/specials/wifimap/
http://www.hotspotted.com/directory/

John

 

[Mark Wildey]

Starbucks is supposed to be WiFi enabled in the UK but I haven't found it to work yet ( only tried at Waterloo )

I plan to do some serious work this summer from my garden via my NetGear wireless router. All I need now is the weather.

Cheers

Mark

 

[Jon Fuller]

If you need any help with your networking, data back-up, or in fact anything highly technical on the computer front, just give me a call, I'd be only too happy to help

 

[Cookee]

Thanks a lot Jon - with help like that ........... well at least the other John was helpfull!

 

[Tony Davis]

well at least the other John was helpfull!

Watch out, it might be a trap!

 

[Jon Fuller]

Watch out, it might be a trap!

Yeah!, after all, he is a ribber, and we know they can't be trusted

 

[Ice Kiddie]

there are also some places that give free access -- you just turn up and log on...

Or just hang around outside someone's house where they haven't got security enabled!

 

[Johnny Rocket]

http://www.google.com/search?q=wifi+sniffing



John

 

[Rogue Wave]

I must be getting old....in my day I was pleased if I came home from a party with a rash!

 

[jackeen's Missus]

If we catch any of you dodgy fekkers hanging around outside the HEDGE that's it...down the old bill before ye can say JF is logging on in the bog

Missus

 

[Ice Kiddie]

Just a test...

... 'cos I've been playing with my security settings!

 

[Ice Kiddie]

and another test...

...'cos I gotta prob to sort!

Hmmm, I know what it is now.