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Securing my PC at a Wireless Hotspot?
From: Chip Panarchy <forumanarchy () gmail com>
Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2009 19:53:09 +1100
Hello You've probably been to a café before that offered WiFi via a Wireless Hotspot. Or maybe you've been to an airport that had some hotspots? Well whatever the case, I'm sure you've seen a Public Wireless Hotspot. Or, at the very least, heard of them. So my question to you is, NOT on how to secure the Wireless Hotspot, but rather on how to go about securing my connection to the hotspot. So, how do I secure my PC at a Wireless Hotspot? Would there be a way to have 256-bit AES or 256-bit Camellia encryption on all outgoing traffic? Or would you recommend a different method? If this is of any use, I will be using the following laptop: Dell Inspiron 700m. I will be running either Ubuntu 8.10 or Windows XP (though probably XP, since I get better battery life). Can I please have some recommendations on what I need to add onto my Windows XP installation in order to encrypt my connection to the Wireless Hotspot? Thanks in advance, Chip D. Panarchy
Current thread:
- Securing my PC at a Wireless Hotspot? Chip Panarchy (Feb 09)
- Re: Securing my PC at a Wireless Hotspot? Mark Wolfgang (Feb 09)
- Re: Securing my PC at a Wireless Hotspot? Robin Wood (Feb 10)
- Re: Securing my PC at a Wireless Hotspot? Aaron Howell (Feb 10)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: Securing my PC at a Wireless Hotspot? rohnskii (Feb 09)
- Re: Securing my PC at a Wireless Hotspot? krymson (Feb 10)
- Re: Re: Securing my PC at a Wireless Hotspot? wickenit (Feb 20)