bruce wrote: > hey guys.... > > if you're using starbucks, or nay other public access, aren't you > pretty much constrained to having to deal with an open network. or are > you implying that you can implement an encrypted connection on the nic > setup? > Not clear to me if you can or not, because it requires two things to happen: 1 - router set to open operation, supports WPA2 2 - NIC has a way to ask for WPA2 On the other hand, if you VPN to a remote machine, while the endpoint IP is visible, the data shouldn't be. If you use a secure port knocking scheme, that is visible as well, unfortunately. Using ssh and port tunneling should be secure, as well. -- Bill Davidsen <davidsen@xxxxxxx> "We have more to fear from the bungling of the incompetent than from the machinations of the wicked." - from Slashdot -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines