On 20 Apr 2007 03:42:40 -0700, John Kinkade <g.lee2323@ntlworld.com>
wrote in <1177065760.410026.181140@q75g2000hsh.googlegroups .com>:

>Can anyone help me? I need some basic advice about how to secure my
>WiFi with Vista.
>
>My motherboard came with WiFi included. All I've done is installed the
>wifi driver recomended for Vista and plug the Wifi antenae into the
>mother board and WiFi now seems to work. The problem is that it seems
>completely unsecured. I was able to connect with my mobile device
>without having to give a password.
>
>I've tried looking for security advice on the net but all the advice
>seems to assume you have a wireless router which I don't have.
>
>Any help would appreciated, even if it's only advice about where to
>start looking.

Start looking in the wikis below. When using open Wi-Fi, you need VPN
to provide security.

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Best regards, FAQ for Wireless Internet: <http://Wireless.wikia.com>
John Navas FAQ for Wi-Fi: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi>
Wi-Fi How To: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_HowTo>
Fixes to Wi-Fi Problems: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_Fixes>