[Ham-Computers] Router Question

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Jeff is absolutely right about not leaving the security settings the way they 
come out of the box.  There are at three or four houses in my neighborhood 
with wireless networks (I'm not one of them).  One of my friends has a wireless 
equipped notebook he sometimes brings along.  Just as a demonstration, he got 
into one of the networks at least far enough to bring up a directory of the 
boot drive.

In a message dated 12/5/2006 11:36:04 AM Central Standard Time, jeffv at op.net 
writes: 
> On Tue, 2006-12-05 at 09:50 -0700, Joe Young wrote:
> >router and plug all the cables into it will it start functioning on its 
> >own or do I have to know how to "program" (for lack of a better word) it 
> >to make it function properly? Thank for any help and 73 de Joe/W6RLL.
> 
> the first thing would be to get into the existing router and make a note
> of all the settings.  This can only help. 
> 
> If you don't have the manual, go to the D-Link website and they'll have
> it or a tutorial.  You get into the router via your browser.
> 
> Wireless routers should never be used as-is from the box.  You need to
> enable the security features.  Most routers are pretty detailed about
> how to set them up or have decent help functions.
> 
> If all else fails, ask questions.

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