probs on stocks and barb Options

[UNDEAD 1]

having some problems on stocks and barb lately-slow loading the maps ,alot of lag ,999 ping and i usually run at 50s.heres some screenies is it my conn or yours? even thoug the second says im at fps i had alot of lag?

[ScrapyardBob]

FYI, but all wireless LANs are insecure. Even Apple's AirPort.

Having a password (a.k.a. WEP encryption key) will slow people down from using your wireless LAN, but the key is easily sniffed off the wire (or broken, not sure of the full details, read old issues of CRYPTO-GRAM mailing list for more info). There are pre-made programs that will break the keys and allow you to get onto a particular wireless LAN.

Limiting your wireless LAN to only allow certain MAC addresses is also an option. But it's only a speed bump (not even as strong as the WEP key).

Other folks will tell you not to broadcast the SSID. Again, which helps. It keeps you from showing up in the listing on WinXP machines, but a more determined attacker can sniff the SSID off the air and connect directly.

Not to mention the traffic sniffing potentials.

The only secure Wireless LAN is one that puts the access point on a separate piece of network topology and requires that you VPN into your network through a firewall. Which is the same theory with the public internet, using VPNs to cross routers / networks that you don't trust.