Thanks for the reply. That is a problem I never considered.   Bea >________________________________ > From: Bud Jamison <[email protected]> >To: Bea <[email protected]>; [email protected] >Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2011 1:33:28 PM >Subject: Re: [COMPUTERS] internet connections & wireless > >----- Original Message ----- From: "Bea" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2011 9:16 AM >Subject: [COMPUTERS] internet connections & wireless > > >> The line to my computer was broken by snow falling and pushing it off the house. I am now using >my daughter's wireless connection. It has no password. I do not intend to use this very long, >but it brought up couple of questions. >> >> The wireless connection is connected to a box direct from the provider, and is in use by her >sons. She uses the direct box only. The question is - - - is her connection secure with just >the usual windows firewall & anti-virus. How safe are the computers connected to the wireless? > >The problem isn't the computers she owns, but with an unsecured wireless connection, >anyone can use HER connection, and it will get traced back TO her. > >So hacking, piracy, child porn, or anything else someone does will be seen as >something she did, and it's darned hard to prove otherwise. > > > > > > > >