Ah. Don't use google groups unless you're searching for old posts - it's not
the best way to get to usenet.
I'm aware of this. BTW, I couldn't find a newsgroup titled
'microsoft.public.windows.security' .
For newsreaders, try Forte Agent, Thunderbird, or even Outlook Express. The
Microsoft public news server is msnews.microsoft.com and you can subscribe
to as many groups as you like; no authentication is required.
I've had Thunderbird and Lightning sitting on my desktop for two
weeks. Was going to install them when I got sidelined by my private
network issues (setting up - DONE; securing - IN PROGRESS; setting up
Remote Desktop - IN PROGRESS)
The following is from a post by MVP Malke ...
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Here's information on Usenet and using a newsreader:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page3.html#12-09-02- a brief
explanation of newsgroupshttp://michaelstevenstech.com/outlo...ssnewreader.htmhttp://rickrogers.org/setupoe.htmhttp://support.microsoft.com/defaul...wto/default.asp
- Set Up Newsreader
http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htmht...mart-questions.htmlhttp://aumha.org/nntp.htm- list of MS newsgroups
microsoft.public.test.here - MS group to test if your newsreader is
working properlyhttp://
www.mailmsg.com/SPAM_munging.htm- how to munge email addresshttp://
www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm- multiposting vs.
crossposting
Some newsreaders for Windowshttp://
www.forteinc.com/agent/index.php- for Fortehttp://
www.mozilla.org(Thunderbird does newsgroups)
http://gravity.tbates.org/
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Use passphrases. I often use old Frank Sinatra song titles, complete with
mixed case, punctuation, spaces.
Sounds easier and worth considering. I was told that all 64 spaces
should be filled when creating a router pasword. Guess this needs
further research by me, as well.
I have no idea where they are - I just mean change the admin password. And
I'd also change the LAN TCP/IP settings it's using from 192.168.1.0/24
(that's from memory) to something else - like 172.16.1.0/24.
I'm still lost - I think. Not about the admin password, but about
changing the default "LAN TCP/IP settings it's using".
At this moment, I'm reading about static and dynamic IP addresses.
http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles_tutorials/tcpip.html
I don't know if I know enough yet to articulate it for you, but here
goes:
My understanding, so far, is that I can change certain OTHER settings
(besides the SSID & admin password) on the router to my preference.
Currently, the router is set to "obtain IP addresses automatically",
and "Broadcast SSID" is enabled (per Linksys when they were helping me
wirelessly connect the laptop to the internet - I balked when they
told me to enable this because I'd read it was a security no-no, for
obvious reasons). But now I believe, to increase security, the setting
should be changed to "specify an IP address", so "Broadcast SSID" can
be disabled. I just haven't figured out how to choose _what_ address
to specify, what other adjustments need to be made (MAC filtering?)
and _where_ to make SOME of them on the router's online setup page
(which isn't even an https (secure!) page (why not?). I've Googled
"LAN TCP/IP settings Linksys WRT54G", trying to learn more. We live in
a rural area and I'm not sure disabling "Broadcast SSID" is even
necessary in our case.
Thanks for your patience.
Cheryl ( who was so sure this would be easier than it's turning out
to be...
)