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Old 04-30-2008, 07:20 PM  
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Article: The ABCs of securing your wireless network

Anyone here running wifi at home should read this if you're not already familiar with the topic:

http://arstechnica.com/guides/tweaks...s-security.ars

The other thread of the guy who complained about Nintendo's server lag only to discover 20 people leeching his wireless internet connection comes to mind...
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