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    Diamond Wheels

    in 350Z General

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    Digs I think yours are just painted aren't they? plus no lip will surely make it easier to repair, shouldn't be an assue mate. Only thing to look out for will be colour match, that's all.

    Laptop wireless internet connection help

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    minel

     

     

    First i would check with your IT bots @ your work and check its OK for you to do this as being an IT nerd before, you could get stated if you accidentally brought a virus in from being on a non-company network, and some worms are self-probergating so you may not even realise it.

     

    Laptops are a notorious problem for companies and network security, but they may have a policy in place allowing you to do this with it workign safely within thier infrastructure. Alot of companies allow there users to connect to these HotSpots and use something called a 'VPN' into thier company anyway.

     

    If you dont care though, try and be as safe as you can. Install a software firewall, like Blackice, or smoothwall. Make sure ure antivirus is nice and up to date, and also that you have ALL the latest microsoft patches downloaded and installed through 'microsoft update'.

     

    Buy a Proxim Gold A/B/G card from a guy called 'data-alliance' on Ebay. Run for about £30 and have an antenna also. If you ever want to do wardriving , they are the best. . . .

     

     

    Hi mate,

     

    no worries about access policy, I'm sorted ;)

     

    About viruses, I'm knowledgeable enough to not get one :)

    The GPRS option was due to the fact that at home I've just upgraded to the BT megaoption (same price as I was paying before £20/month, upped speed to 3mb, fastest it'll go in my area, got a BT hub, bt internet phone, free evening and weekend calls, freeview box with OD stuff, unlimited downloading, and x amount of free minutes to their wireless network) so am wondering if they include the GPRS card or not.

     

    One of our customers has left me one of their laptop where they have a GPRS card working with 3G, which slots in the PCMCIA port, and connects to business everywhere from Orange. Then you open a secure tunnel with another connection and connect to their Intranet (so I can use their Online reporting tool), and the GPRS card has got a little sim card in it, hence my question. I have tried putting it in my work laptop, but would need the software and passwords (they are currently saved on their laptop, so I don't know those) I guess, to use that one with that card! :lol:

     

     

    But if you guys say that a simple wireless network card will do... great! :teeth: how fast will it go?

    Laptop wireless internet connection help

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    Val - you dont happen to be thinking of taking the laptop round europe too do you? do you have a map free wireless spots?

     

    Would be good to get the pictures posted up whilst we are doing the travelling :)

     

    yeah was thinking about that actually, but mostly to make sure my virtual basketball team has the proper tactics set up for the league games I'll be playing while away! Only registered a couple of weeks ago and am well hooked! B):teeth:www.charazay.com

    Laptop wireless internet connection help

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    I want to be able to use my work laptop with all these free hotspots

     

    The laptop hasn't got an built GPRS card as it's a bit old (although runs on Xp), is it as easy as buying a card (and if so, what do you suggest?) plug it in, install the drivers and away you go, or is it more difficult than that?

     

     

    Want to be able to use hotspots abroad too, is that possible?

     

     

    Tnx

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