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I have a DSL line with built-in wireless AP on a Windows 2000 PC. How should I disable it totally? I have a firewall on my PC. Could someone wirelessly connect to my PC and access my files? I am planning to buy a laptop. In that case, how do I set the system so that I can use it while a hacker cannot ...

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Great blog  Real World | 03/18/05
Thanks mjb  george_ou | 03/18/05
But still  Delmont | 06/01/05
Good Story that needs telling  stiennon | 03/18/05
Free access  Roger Ramjet | 03/18/05
Who said WiMAX will be free?  george_ou | 03/18/05
i think he means...  doh123 | 03/18/05
Only if they don't authenticate correctly  george_ou | 03/18/05
Right on!  Martin Marvinski | 03/18/05
We get the point!  wbglinks | 03/18/05
I am actually  Roger Ramjet | 03/18/05
WLan tip  Real World | 03/18/05
Security through anonymity?  Martin Marvinski | 03/18/05
So you break the law?  Delmont | 06/01/05
No, you don't get it.  george_ou | 03/18/05
Question for you from a total novice  alokgovil | 03/18/05
What do you mean built-in AP?  george_ou | 03/18/05
More help please to the total novice  alokgovil | 03/19/05
You need Windows 2000 SP4  george_ou | 03/20/05
More help please ...  alokgovil | 03/24/05
Not sure what your set up is  george_ou | 03/24/05
Do you have a wireless card in the PC?  Uncle Buck | 03/25/05
Disable DHCP is one of the myths  george_ou | 03/25/05
Disabling wireless component on router  bmedicky | 03/25/05
More FUD  Gvanwinkle | 03/18/05
Who's spreading FUD?  george_ou | 03/18/05
Reality Check  Gvanwinkle | 03/21/05
Don't put words in my mouth  george_ou | 03/21/05
I like MAC address filtering  scrapheap | 03/19/05
WEP is easier and stronger than MAC filtering  george_ou | 03/20/05
Armies of hackers?  slartibartfast_z | 03/25/06
As I continue to feel like an idiot.  nucrash | 03/18/05
You're better off with WEP  george_ou | 03/18/05
What about performance issues?  nucrash | 03/18/05
WEP doen't hurt much  george_ou | 03/18/05
WEP is done in hardware  treed_z | 04/02/05
To hell with Wireless LANs  redstoner | 03/18/05
Some Evironments can only use a wireless lan.  nucrash | 03/18/05
You're not reading from the right sources  george_ou | 03/18/05
I hope the 7 open WLANS owners around me don't read this!  Xunil_Sierutuf | 03/18/05
People want security but not reduced functionality  MGNL | 03/19/05
I never mentioned 802.11i here  george_ou | 03/20/05
Rogue WLANs  swanlzs | 03/21/05
That's another blog  george_ou | 03/21/05
Rogue WLANs... schools  swanlzs | 03/21/05
Thanks for the info, George  mreilly19 | 03/21/05
Be sure to get this guide too  george_ou | 03/21/05
Great stuff, George, but you missed one....  kenetrix@... | 03/22/05
Actually, the spray paint exists!  george_ou | 03/24/05
Whether it's a myth or not, it's impractical  burkhartmic | 05/29/05
Note that I'm not recommending paint  george_ou | 05/29/05
Thank you George  brilang | 03/22/05
It's good to know that people are listening  george_ou | 03/22/05
OK... you've done half your job  morchant | 03/22/05
In all fairness...  morchant | 03/22/05
Home and small business users were addressed  george_ou | 03/22/05
Did you read the previous blog?  george_ou | 03/22/05
Rename the article - rebuttal  GJackson_z | 05/03/05
Actually, it depends  sbranigan | 05/05/05
Doing the Best You Can with WEP  dhighway | 05/06/05
True, don't ever use "Shared key auth"  george_ou | 05/29/05
MAC Filtering Totally Useless?  tonyg_z | 05/06/05
Disallowing SSID Broadcasts is better  dhighway | 05/07/05
why bother?  george_ou | 05/20/05
Security  phred14 | 06/10/05
why to be dumb  norbs_z | 05/24/05
Very low performance lost  george_ou | 05/24/05
I agree  Delmont | 06/01/05
You're very right.  Zorlak | 06/10/05
Are you stupid? I almost fully disagree.  Zorlak | 06/10/05
I told myself I would stay quiet... Until I saw this.  ptimmins | 06/10/05
What is your point?  silentbob_z | 06/10/05
I may ramble, but there's definitely a point in here somewhere.  ptimmins | 06/13/05
New Flash Demo of how wireless hackers work  lizl | 06/30/05
Advice for a newbie to wireless  Qman_z | 08/24/05
Addendum  Qman_z | 08/24/05
Great Article George..  ju1ce | 01/24/06
Been banging on this drum for a long time  george_ou | 01/24/06
Robot for Wireless networks  xaox | 02/20/07
Voting error: http://blogs.zdnet.com/Ou/index.php?p=43  SeniorMoment | 03/29/07
Same here  TasteeWheat | 04/15/07
Yet Another Exper'st Opinion  Da Juicer | 06/02/07
Method  cbiltcliffe@... | 12/12/07
Oops.  cbiltcliffe@... | 12/12/07
Wireless Security  Bursa | 09/02/07
Besides the famous "Paint"!  Bursa | 09/02/07
Faraday cage  cbiltcliffe@... | 12/12/07
RE: The six dumbest ways to secure a wireless LAN  tj_walker@... | 03/11/08
RE: The six dumbest ways to secure a wireless LAN  dbell2@... | 05/27/08
RE: The six dumbest ways to secure a wireless LAN  Priyaroyal | 07/19/09
RE: The six dumbest ways to secure a wireless LAN  pangotek | 07/27/09
RE: The six dumbest ways to secure a wireless LAN  riyanjason | 08/10/09

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