I have a wired netgear ADSL router where two
desktops are wired from different rooms. I have
recently purchased a laptop and a BT voyager 1500
wireless router to act as an access point for
my laptop. I have connected this voyager to the
netgear.
However, when I set up the internet options on
my laptop, I am unable to access the internet
when I select wpa encryption, so I have to often
select a method which enables me to connect to
the internet even though the connection doesnt seem
secure to me.
I am also able to view a totally alien router
viz. linksys. I presume this belongs to a
neighbour. As I am able to view that an alien
router is available in the vicinity, can others too
view my router and connect to it? Does this
mean my browsing is insecure?
I have norton firewall and internet security enabled
in the 2 desktops and the laptop. there is no
fiile sharing necessary between these 3 computers.
all i want is to access from my laptop the
same ISP as the 2 desktops.
Since I am connected to the netgear, I am able
to only access netgear's gateway page and not the
BT voyager's.
Is my laptop connection secure? if not, how can
I make it secure? what am i doing wrong?
