The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #90235   Message #1708598
Posted By: JohnInKansas
01-Apr-06 - 10:48 PM
Thread Name: Tech: WiFi
Subject: RE: Tech: WiFi
You may (or may not) get some help from a recent PC Magazine article:

The Well Connected Traveler.

The article gives "sample kits" used by several professional travelers, with some comments on what you need and what's good for which purpose.

Security using WiFi is a real problem. The two approaches are to not have anything "personal" on the machine that hooks up, or to subscribe to a "Virtual LAN relay" service, that encrypts everything on the WiFi link but lets you access your regular computer/network at home for anything sensitive through the service's server.

Physical security of the computer also needs some consideration. Laptops are about the only thing more theft-prone than a good guitar.

John