On Wed, 15 Apr 2009 21:17:47 -0700 (PDT),
"shareyourknowledge@hotmail.com" <shareyourknowledge@hotmail.com>
wrote:

> I found out my wife gave our tenant the wireless encrypted password
>and ssid so he can use his laptop via our wireless Linksys router. I
>was pissed, but it's already been done. What steps can i take, if any
>to prevent any hacking?

Change the password, and use WPA2 encryption, if available. WPA is
also good, but WEP is broken.

>I playing devil's advocate and assuming this
>may happen. He's a nice college kid, but you never know. Am i
>vulnerable only with my wireless laptop or is my hardwired pc
>vulnerable too? Would disabling ssid broadcast help?

Assuming your hardwired PC is on the same LAN and file sharing is
enabled, then yes, the hardwired PC is also vulnerable, to an extent.
Disabling the SSID broadcast doesn't buy you anything. Change the
password and keep it safe.