Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="Fenris" data-source="post: 2464513" data-attributes="member: 2820">Thanks all. The wireless router would have been for home to use the laptop on the internet without tying up the desktop computer. I think I can do without. I have to compete with my wife for internet time, but for now that's OK.But if I may. Let me ask what I need to do and not do with the laptop. So this is my personal laptop. It is a (gasp!) windows machine. The university has a wireless system on many parts of the campus. We have to sign on to acess it. Past that I have no idea what security measures are in place. I have McAfee virus protection, firewall and privacy service on the laptop. Principly I will be using the laptop to write with. I need to access the library databases with it. I now know not to hit my bank site. Email I could probably avoid. What about sites like ENWorld? They have passwords, should I avoid them as well?How do I turn off windows file and print sharing?I don't know if all those other suggestions are in my control since I don't control the network. But what else ought I do to protect my machine?While my research (and thus most of my documents) is propriatary, it isn't confidential per se. There is some gaming files on there as well.Thanks again for all your help!</blockquote>