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Help, if you will....wifey and I are brand new to wireless; two weeks ago today got a new PC and then a laptop and router. We're all hooked up and secure here at home.

We'd never had a laptop before, and this one hasn't been out of the house yet. Can we just go to a Starbucks or hotel and fire up?

28 posted on 11/08/2009 2:44:25 PM PST by ErnBatavia (Obama is a DIC....... Ditherer-in-Chief)

We'd never had a laptop before, and this one hasn't been out of the house yet. Can we just go to a Starbucks or hotel and fire up?

You can. But turn on your Firewall first. If you're running Vista the firewall is on by default. If you're running Windows 7 it's on as well. There are some improvements in Win 7 firewall as well.

If you're on Windows XP, you have to choose to turn on the firewall. There are variances in Win XP configurations. This Microsoft link shows you how to set it in Win XP.

31 posted on 11/08/2009 2:55:35 PM PST by gitmo (FR vs DU: n4mage vs DUmage)

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