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From: Bob Nobis <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] OT: wireless network
Date: Sat, 04 Dec 2004 08:42:13 -0700
In-Reply-To: <6.2.0.14.0.20041203180424.0491a908@pop.compuserve.com>


It is most likely a wireless (802.11b) connection, not infrared, as infrared
has a very short range and does not go through walls.

Do you use wireless for your own network? If not, you should probably
disable wireless in your PC. If you do use wireless you need to enable it in
a secure mode, requiring a password, to log on the network.

Bob


On 12/3/04 16:12, "Karla Huebner" <> wrote:

> Sorry about sending yet another off-topic computer message, but...
>
> Apparently one of my neighbors has set up a wireless, presumably infrared,
> network in her apartment, because suddenly my laptop has taken to
> displaying an infrared icon that assures me "Kristen is in range." Haven't
> got the faintest idea who Kristen is.
>
> The only thing I could find to do under Properties was to uncheck the
> option that others could send files to me via infrared, and to set the
> controller to "disabled". I still keep seeing the icon that this person is
> in range.
>
> Does anyone know whether there is anything else I need to do to protect my
> system? My neighbor is probably a harmless grad student, but you never know.
>
> Karla Huebner
>
>
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