RE: More Wireless Questions

["Aidan Williamson" <fluff@xxxxxxx>]

Several mails merged -

 

 > I'm not sure that I have space in server for installing PCMCIA socket (or whatever it's called) for accepting PCMCIA card. 

You can get USB adapters. Not played with em yet, but ~ £90.

 

 

> Can you have more than one AP connected to a network so that you can expand   

 > the range and still cross between them ?? 

Yup  Use different channel & switch on the portable using suppliers software

 > Fair enough,

 > But I don't have such secrets...Probably applies to corporations.

 > As you say, in theory, my neighbour could pick up my data and access my fixed network, but it's not so trivial, because data are encripted before transmitted.

 > Most of the people will not be too concerned about it for home use. 

If routed to your ibroadband there is the risk that some script kiddy or other scally will use your connection to piggy back to do dodgy things. Not to your data but from your connection so law turns up on your door. Some security is recommended. Same reason you should have personnal firewall software. Don't make life easy for these b*stards. There is a practice called war driving where you put a laptop in car & drive around mapping unsecure networks to use. The sooftware for this is easily available  (and legitiamtely used by security analysts & net admins)

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