Joining the modern century or the ranks of the Zombies?

**~~SnowLeopard~~** · 16 Jul 09,, 09:42

Well, I took another step today, but I think it is more of being an irradiated zombie than being with the modern world. I got a wireless repeater, errrrr, router for my apartment. Now I can use my laptop to the internet anywhere in the apartment. Hopefully, what they say about securing my network actually works.

It's something I've been meaning to do. Last year, when I got internet cable, I had the cable at first stretched thru the house from the den where the wall port is to the dining room where I was using the lap top. I eventually got the cable up behind the bookcases which go to the ceiling, so for many months, I've been taking the lap top to the den to use it. But the den is both the library of data and the dumping ground for other things, so getting into it is an interesting exercise in contortionism....and hoping that I don't cause a shipquake in the process. Every so often, I've thought about being able to work at the dining room table, or the "letter writing desk" or in the bed room.

As that my lap top is generally going with me everywhere these days....and seeing "Fiona" working on hers in the bedroom in "MI-5".....it came back up on the question again. Today, I was at Best Buy and got one. And set it up.

And used it at the dining room table.

One more step in Project Requin.
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("I know our ways are strange to you, but soon you will join us in the twentieth century, with three whole years to spare."--Jenny Calendar to Giles, (w,stte), BtVs "I, Robot....You, Jane")

**Parihaka** · 16 Jul 09,, 11:42

Welcome to post-steam age technology

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**Dreadnought** · 16 Jul 09,, 18:16

Originally Posted by Parihaka

Welcome to post-steam age technology

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Hey, watch those "steam age" comments.

):P

Someday I will reach for wireless but I dont spend too much time on the computer at home, way too much other trouble I can get into.

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**gunnut** · 16 Jul 09,, 18:25

Run 128 bit encryption and it should keep out most prying eyes. A determined hacker will get through. One guy in my office does that for a hobby and he hacked into the wireless network of the company next door to us. Just look out for unmarked vans that seem to park next to your house for no apparent reason.

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**ArmchairGeneral** · 17 Jul 09,, 03:52

Nice. Me, I'm looking forward to having indoor plumbing soon.

**Parihaka** · 17 Jul 09,, 04:34

Originally Posted by ArmchairGeneral

Nice. Me, I'm looking forward to having indoor plumbing soon.

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**~~SnowLeopard~~** · 17 Jul 09,, 08:05

Well, so far, it's okay, though not necessarily wonderful.

I was using it in the dining room today and the picture download was slow, not as slow as the times of dial up, but still.

I know, I'm spoiled. Got use to the cable speeds, to the wireless speeds here on campus, where I can let my laptop run wild with things like the BBC.

I think for those "hot" conversations, I will keep mostly on cable. Fortunally for security, unfortunally for the fantasy me, though, they are not as frequent as I would like.
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(Husband with a top loading VCR has two ladies on the screen getting it on. "You didn't think I bought this thing to watch Masterpiece Theatre, did you?", said to his wife, (w,stte), OLD Playboy cartoon)

**bolo121** · 17 Jul 09,, 10:57

Originally Posted by gunnut

Run 128 bit encryption and it should keep out most prying eyes. A determined hacker will get through. One guy in my office does that for a hobby and he hacked into the wireless network of the company next door to us. Just look out for unmarked vans that seem to park next to your house for no apparent reason.

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Gunnut, Im running with WPA2 encryption using AES and a 18 character key.
Any tips on how best to secure a network?

**gunnut** · 17 Jul 09,, 18:47

Originally Posted by SnowLeopard

Well, so far, it's okay, though not necessarily wonderful.

I was using it in the dining room today and the picture download was slow, not as slow as the times of dial up, but still.

I know, I'm spoiled. Got use to the cable speeds, to the wireless speeds here on campus, where I can let my laptop run wild with things like the BBC.

I think for those "hot" conversations, I will keep mostly on cable. Fortunally for security, unfortunally for the fantasy me, though, they are not as frequent as I would like.
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(Husband with a top loading VCR has two ladies on the screen getting it on. "You didn't think I bought this thing to watch Masterpiece Theatre, did you?", said to his wife, (w,stte), OLD Playboy cartoon)

What speed are you running? B? G? or the new N?

B is mostly retired now. G is the most popular because it's cheap. N is fast, but expensive.

**gunnut** · 17 Jul 09,, 18:48

Originally Posted by bolo121

Gunnut, Im running with WPA2 encryption using AES and a 18 character key.
Any tips on how best to secure a network?

Sorry I can't help you here. I just run the standard WEP security. I don't know anything about hacking or preventing hacking. :(

**gunnut** · 17 Jul 09,, 18:49

Originally Posted by ArmchairGeneral

Nice. Me, I'm looking forward to having indoor plumbing soon.

Dear god where are you? Do you use an outhouse?

**Gun Grape** · 17 Jul 09,, 19:27

Originally Posted by ArmchairGeneral

Nice. Me, I'm looking forward to having indoor plumbing soon.

Just go eat another Livermush sandwich (with mustard). Wash it down with a cold RC. Things will be better in the morning

**ArmchairGeneral** · 18 Jul 09,, 00:42

Originally Posted by gunnut

Dear god where are you? Do you use an outhouse?

The boonies, just like it says on me profile. And yes, we have an outhouse. See, we've got our priorities straight: internet first, then indoor plumbing.

Originally Posted by Gunnie

Just go eat another Livermush sandwich (with mustard). Wash it down with a cold RC. Things will be better in the morning

I can't eat that stuff, dude, I'm only half southern. Of course my dad's from Queens and he likes it. I'm concentrating on the mater sammitches right now anyhow. Soon to be supplemented with blackberry cobbler...
...and ice cream...
...mmm...
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...where was I?

**gunnut** · 18 Jul 09,, 00:55

Originally Posted by ArmchairGeneral

The boonies, just like it says on me profile. And yes, we have an outhouse. See, we've got our priorities straight: internet first, then indoor plumbing.

Damn straight! I use the can maybe a few times a day but I sit in front of the computer for hours.

Do you at least have running water in the house?

What happens if the outhouse is full?

**ArmchairGeneral** · 18 Jul 09,, 01:13

Originally Posted by gunnut

Damn straight! I use the can maybe a few times a day but I sit in front of the computer for hours.

Do you at least have running water in the house?

What happens if the outhouse is full?

Nope, and that sucks. I grew up with an outhouse and I don't mind it, but not having running water inside is just not cool. I'm really looking forward to getting our house finished. As for outhouses filling up, well, the other time we lived with an outhouse we had to dig a new hole once in seven years, and the old one had been in use for years before we got there.