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<blockquote data-quote="Aptmunich" data-source="post: 35499" data-attributes="member: 3850">&quot;Also, (Last question, promise) how does the airport card pick up the wireless transmission? I'm wondering if I'm in the airport or in a &quot;Wi-Fi&quot; hotspot if I will be able to connect to the internet (I've heard that in big airports they provide wireless internet connections.)&quot;All wi-fi does is replace the cable used to connect to local area networks (LAN) with a wireless signal.Now is someone has set up such a network, theoretically you can log on to that wireless LAN. However a wireless LAN can be encrypted so strangers can't log onto your lan (think companies, private documents etc.)But since most people use wLAN to connect to the internet and don't bother to encrypt the signal, you can often pick up that signal and surf for free <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />Often public places like airports, cafe's etc have set up networks specifically for this purpose.That's all there is to it. Just switch on airport, see if it finds a network and bingo, you conenct to it and provided that network is hooked up to the internet you can go online!Tip: Use the freeware macstumbler (google for it) to find networks that are relatively weak or encrypted and can't be found by the airport software</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Aptmunich, post: 35499, member: 3850"] "Also, (Last question, promise) how does the airport card pick up the wireless transmission? I'm wondering if I'm in the airport or in a "Wi-Fi" hotspot if I will be able to connect to the internet (I've heard that in big airports they provide wireless internet connections.)" All wi-fi does is replace the cable used to connect to local area networks (LAN) with a wireless signal. Now is someone has set up such a network, theoretically you can log on to that wireless LAN. However a wireless LAN can be encrypted so strangers can't log onto your lan (think companies, private documents etc.) But since most people use wLAN to connect to the internet and don't bother to encrypt the signal, you can often pick up that signal and surf for free :) Often public places like airports, cafe's etc have set up networks specifically for this purpose. That's all there is to it. Just switch on airport, see if it finds a network and bingo, you conenct to it and provided that network is hooked up to the internet you can go online! Tip: Use the freeware macstumbler (google for it) to find networks that are relatively weak or encrypted and can't be found by the airport software [/QUOTE]

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