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Hello Ed Vance!

** On Monday 11.03.24 - 22:08, Ed Vance wrote to August Abolins:

 EV> The Vista Home notebook has Wi-Fi  WEP
 EV> Since WEP is easily broken I never used it.

I wouldn't be surprised if the more modern phone doesn't  
support WEP anyway.

 EV> When I turn that box on, as the HDD grinds away loading
 EV> the O/S , I watch for the Wi-Fi led to start blinking so I
 EV> press that button to shut it

Try to see if a connection *can* be made. A few seconds of  
connection time isn't to crack open your pc to anyone over the  
airwaves. Wifi from a laptop or phone isn't going to a have a  
very large range.

Or.. perhaps better yet, try a Bluetooth linkup (I think that's  
referred to as "tethering" on the phones). The range for that  
is much shorter and probably much more secure than a WEP wifi.

What kind of community do you live in? Are there a lot of other  
people operating wifi-based systems?

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