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A lot of people are saying that wireless is not secure. There is a 128 bit encryption key and you can set it so just your own mac address can access the network and each mac address is unique. Also check your firewall setting and only open ports you use and if you are capable set access lists.

One of my guys' friends works for a security company, one of those places that hires ex-hackers to consult. Took him 3 minutes to get into one of my neighbour's wireless LANs and about 10 to get into the other one. Again, networking is not my forte - so my understanding is a bit limited. Apparently it involved sniffing out the network key, and then a MAC cloning for the more difficult one.

Maybe more than Joe Q. Public will be doing, but there are guys out there like him, so I figure running a bit of cable instead of using the airwaves is pretty good insurance.

Bren R.