Yipee!!! I knew you could do it!

The one thing I didn't do when we installed ours was secure it. That's where the WEP comes in and I didn't understand that part of it at all, so I just told it to connect without that. This means that anyone coming within range of my wireless network will be able to access it. I don't think they can actually access my computer because I don't have that shared, but they can access the wireless network. The one having it disabled is good for is that if I have someone come over with their own laptop, they don't have to know any sort of access code to get online - in otherwords, it makes it easier for others to gain access. A good thing for friends and a not so good thing for bad people.

Bryan, if you know how to set the WEP, please let me know also.

Go to this website and scroll down until you see "Shields Up!" and click on that. This is a test to see how secure you are from others accessing your computer through the internet. Usually the router will have a firewall already installed in it, so you shouldn't need to activate a firewall on either your laptop or desktop.

You might want to read everything once you click on Shields Up! but some of it gets kind of technical. Don't worry if you don't understand it, just click on "Proceed" then click on the various headings - file sharing, ports, etc. Once it does the tests, it will explain the results and tell you if you have any vulnerabilities. You shouldn't have any because most router firewalls are pretty good these days.

I'm glad you took the chance and did it yourself and more importantly I'm glad you got it to work all by yourself! I knew you could. Let me know if you have any more questions, and hopefully Bryan will fill us in on the WEP thing.