Storage going daft - 3TB external drives
While the 3TB version sells for just $250 in the US, it will cost £329 in the UK
Erm if I have to type in a password to use by interweb connection, does that mean it's encrypted or just password protected?
Is this something I should be setting up on my router or on my laptop?
There are two layers of encryption, one for connecting to your router which will be one of WPA (old and dated), WEP (better, but also superseded by...) WEP2.You set which of these you want to use on your router and set the password. Then every device that connects to the router (laptop, PS3, Xbox, smart phone etc.) has to provide the password. You'll likely have come across this in public WiFi where you need to get a password from the store owners.If you are not using this then you are vulnerable to the Firesheep exploit.You then have a second layer of encryption after having established a connection to a WiFi router which kicks in when you are connecting to a web-site, and this is provided by Secure Sockets Layers (SSL), and when you attempt to connect to a site you will be asked for a username/password, once logged in you will have https at the start of your URL and the padlock on the bottom of your browser will be "locked".There are however many web-sites (e.g. UKBouldering, Farcebook, Twitter) which require log-in but do not use SSL to encrypt things.If you're using sites that require login but do not use SSL and you are connected via a WiFi that isn't using WPA/WEP/2 then you can have your usernames and passwords sniffed (irrespective of whether your using Firefox or not, since the Firesheep plugin is simple a way of getting this information from others).So to answer your questions directly...Quote from: Stubbs on October 28, 2010, 09:49:09 pmErm if I have to type in a password to use by interweb connection, does that mean it's encrypted or just password protected?If you are typing your password in to use your internet connection each and every time you connect to your home router then you are likely using WPA/WEP/2, but should really set your laptop to remember it so you don't have to type it in every time you connect.Quote from: Stubbs on October 28, 2010, 09:49:09 pmIs this something I should be setting up on my router or on my laptop?Both, but as I say it sounds as though you already have it in place.Also if you use Firefox then install the plugin I suggested.
just seen this, where do I stand with the static MAC typed in only access system I have for my home network? I dont have WEP etc.. enabled. This all started with me getting a ps3 to work with voice whilst online gaming... for which I got some awesome advice of slackers & bubba at the time.BTW all computers are apple, with safari as default browser if that makes a difference.cheers.
cheers mate... awesome advice as usual.so, to take it back to basics... even if I got WEP ( for example) enabled I can still be snooped on,
To put it simply, do I keep the static network but enable WEP etc.. to be safe or am I screwed whatever unless i move to firefox & get this plugin.
Just always ensure I have ssl / the padlock when typing in credit card details / on line bank?