Help with hotspots
Learn everything you ever wanted to know about Wi-Fi hotspots: where to find them, how to use them, and what security precautions to take. Small Biz Resource's article provides a thorough discussion of the subject, making it a prefect primer for novices.
First, you connect your laptop to the specific wireless network. That can happen in one of two ways for Windows XP laptops. Many laptops are set to connect automatically to the wireless network with the strongest signal.
This may seem like Wi-Fi 101 to many of you, but I know plenty of people who haven't a clue when it comes to hotspots. This one's for them.
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