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brt1919 · 23-10-2006, 00:17

i currently have a wireless internet connection which has no security enabled. It is a Linksys router & on my PC I have a linksys wireless G PCI adapter & on my laptop a linksys wpc54g adapter. everything works fine, but I really think I should add some protection to it.

The question is, given that I'm not starting from scratch installing the equipment & software for the first time, what do I do first?

I've had a nose at the PC & by going to Wireless Network connection Properties & then to linksys properties I can change the data encryption from disabled to enabled & then it looks like it expects me to enter a network key (presume I make this up). Do I just do this & make a note of the network key & then go to the linksys set up on the laptop & change the profile to WEP & put in the key there too?

Thanks

23-10-2006, 00:17	#1
brt1919 Inactive Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 19	Linksys Wireless Security i currently have a wireless internet connection which has no security enabled. It is a Linksys router & on my PC I have a linksys wireless G PCI adapter & on my laptop a linksys wpc54g adapter. everything works fine, but I really think I should add some protection to it. The question is, given that I'm not starting from scratch installing the equipment & software for the first time, what do I do first? I've had a nose at the PC & by going to Wireless Network connection Properties & then to linksys properties I can change the data encryption from disabled to enabled & then it looks like it expects me to enter a network key (presume I make this up). Do I just do this & make a note of the network key & then go to the linksys set up on the laptop & change the profile to WEP & put in the key there too? Thanks