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Old 02-02-2009, 05:13 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Re: WPA Encription

You can't enable WPA or any other encryption at a public hotspot. It's the gateway that determines the level of protection, in the case of most free public hotspots, that would be no encryption at all.

Don't do your banking at Starbucks! You should also have a good firewall and have it activated whenever you're connecting to such a network.
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