[CS-FSLUG] wireless internet security

[Ron.T]

Hi Ed,

    I agree with you Ed.  It would seem unlikely, and boring, to bother
with my internet traffic.  Another question comes to mind though,
whether the provided radio modem would have a high immunity to strong
radio frequency fields from my own amateur radio activities.  Hmmm.

      Ron T.

On Wed, 2006-01-11 at 08:41 -0600, Ed Hurst wrote:
> Ron.T wrote:
> 
> >    I hadn't thought about others trying to steal my bandwidth.
> > Otherwise I don't personally have anything I'd worry about.  My son
> > Nathan does a little online banking though.  The ISP does require the
> > use of their own (expensive) modems, likely there is some encryption
> > there.  Although it is more expensive, and offers less bandwidth, than
> > wired internet I do like the portability of wireless.
> 
> I'm not aware of any banks that *don't* use encrypted connections during 
> such transactions. While they may not be the best, high-end encryption 
> schemes, it's pretty hard to picture someone in Yellowknife possessing 
> the sort of skills and equipment for something more common to NY City. I 
> just don't see your new home as a target-rich environment.
> 
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