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Tue Jun 18, 2013 7:32 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"HAL9000" jrswebhome
My iPhone4 doesn't need a router to surf the internet.
Why does your phone need a router to surf the internet?
> Do you have any other wireless device in the homeâ
> iPhone, iPad, wireless printer, etc.?
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> If the answer is yes: A router will allow all of those
> devices to connect to the Internet.
Why does your phone need a router to surf the internet?
> Do you have any other wireless device in the homeâ
> iPhone, iPad, wireless printer, etc.?
>
> If the answer is yes: A router will allow all of those
> devices to connect to the Internet.
Tue Jun 18, 2013 7:37 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"HAL9000" jrswebhome
Fire away. I'm a ready Freddy.
The only way I learn is to play dumber than a brick, and ask stupid questions.
I appreciate anyone's time to answer.
> The second question requires a somewhat detailed answer, but this a topic
> that's hard to explain in simple terms. I'm sure we can do that, if you
> give us a chance.
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> Otto
The only way I learn is to play dumber than a brick, and ask stupid questions.
I appreciate anyone's time to answer.
> The second question requires a somewhat detailed answer, but this a topic
> that's hard to explain in simple terms. I'm sure we can do that, if you
> give us a chance.
>
> Otto
Wed Jun 19, 2013 12:45 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"N.A. Nada"
What's a broadcaster? Two PCs running off it, it sounds like a router, either Ethernet and/or WiFi.
On Jun 18, 2013, at 7:27 PM, HAL9000 wrote:
> what you have is somewhat rare and very seldom
> found in the flesh, so to speak.
Rare? Since late eighties, I've never used a router to defend anything at home. I once had two PC's run from a broadcaster off the cable modem, but my Mac was then, as now, always directly connected to the cable modem. The PC's my kids always wanted, immediately got viruses upon installation. Installed PC protection crap, Norton's PC Virus Crap or whatever they called it, but my Mac w it's software firewall never gave me problems since the mid-eighties.
I never hear of any Mac users on this list getting hit with anything if their software firewall is up. Or maybe I am missing the conversations if they actually happen.
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On Jun 18, 2013, at 7:27 PM, HAL9000 wrote:
> what you have is somewhat rare and very seldom
> found in the flesh, so to speak.
Rare? Since late eighties, I've never used a router to defend anything at home. I once had two PC's run from a broadcaster off the cable modem, but my Mac was then, as now, always directly connected to the cable modem. The PC's my kids always wanted, immediately got viruses upon installation. Installed PC protection crap, Norton's PC Virus Crap or whatever they called it, but my Mac w it's software firewall never gave me problems since the mid-eighties.
I never hear of any Mac users on this list getting hit with anything if their software firewall is up. Or maybe I am missing the conversations if they actually happen.
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Wed Jun 19, 2013 12:47 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"N.A. Nada"
What is broadcasting the WiFi for the iPhone to access the internet? A WiFi router or is your Mac creating the WiFi LAN?
On Jun 18, 2013, at 7:32 PM, HAL9000 wrote:
My iPhone4 doesn't need a router to surf the internet.
Why does your phone need a router to surf the internet?
> Do you have any other wireless device in the homeâ
> iPhone, iPad, wireless printer, etc.?
>
> If the answer is yes: A router will allow all of those
> devices to connect to the Internet.
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On Jun 18, 2013, at 7:32 PM, HAL9000 wrote:
My iPhone4 doesn't need a router to surf the internet.
Why does your phone need a router to surf the internet?
> Do you have any other wireless device in the homeâ
> iPhone, iPad, wireless printer, etc.?
>
> If the answer is yes: A router will allow all of those
> devices to connect to the Internet.
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Wed Jun 19, 2013 3:20 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Otto Nikolaus" nikyzf
Of course, John could be using mobile data on the phone.
Otto
On 19 June 2013 08:47, N.A. Nada <whodo678@comcast.net > wrote:
> What is broadcasting the WiFi for the iPhone to access the internet? A
> WiFi router or is your Mac creating the WiFi LAN?
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Otto
On 19 June 2013 08:47, N.A. Nada <whodo678@comcast.
> What is broadcasting the WiFi for the iPhone to access the internet? A
> WiFi router or is your Mac creating the WiFi LAN?
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Wed Jun 19, 2013 5:32 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Chris Jones" bobstermcbob
On 18/06/13 18:26, HAL9000 wrote:
>> you do not have router. I would get one as your computer
>> is essentially sitting directly on the Internet.
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> So you are saying my firewall being turned on is actually useless?
> That a router would be a working firewall?
Security is about layers, the more the better. Currently you are relying
on a single layer, the firewall in OSX itself. This is better than
nothing, but far worse than having a router firewall as well. I agree
with others, you should get yourself a router...
Chris
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>> you do not have router. I would get one as your computer
>> is essentially sitting directly on the Internet.
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> So you are saying my firewall being turned on is actually useless?
> That a router would be a working firewall?
Security is about layers, the more the better. Currently you are relying
on a single layer, the firewall in OSX itself. This is better than
nothing, but far worse than having a router firewall as well. I agree
with others, you should get yourself a router...
Chris
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Wed Jun 19, 2013 5:37 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Chris Jones" bobstermcbob
On 19/06/13 11:19, Otto Nikolaus wrote:
> Of course, John could be using mobile data on the phone.
which of course is very wasteful/expensive, if he could be using a wifi
signal instead...
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> Otto
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> On 19 June 2013 08:47, N.A. Nada <whodo678@comcast.net > wrote:
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>> What is broadcasting the WiFi for the iPhone to access the internet? A
>> WiFi router or is your Mac creating the WiFi LAN?
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> Of course, John could be using mobile data on the phone.
which of course is very wasteful/expensive, if he could be using a wifi
signal instead...
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> Otto
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> On 19 June 2013 08:47, N.A. Nada <whodo678@comcast.
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>> What is broadcasting the WiFi for the iPhone to access the internet? A
>> WiFi router or is your Mac creating the WiFi LAN?
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Tue Jun 18, 2013 9:13 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"David Brostoff" dcbrostoff
On Jun 18, 2013, at 17:06 , Jim Saklad <jimdoc@icloud.com > wrote:
> I worked out a password I could remember easily, letters and numbers, 13-characters, that would be meaningless to anyone but myself and my siblings.
The difficulty for me is not remembering a strong password but entering a combination of letters, numbers and symbols on the iPhone.
One solution I have been thinking about is Diceware. I would find it much less difficult if there were only letters even if there were 20-plus characters with maybe a number and a symbol.
David
> I worked out a password I could remember easily, letters and numbers, 13-characters, that would be meaningless to anyone but myself and my siblings.
The difficulty for me is not remembering a strong password but entering a combination of letters, numbers and symbols on the iPhone.
One solution I have been thinking about is Diceware. I would find it much less difficult if there were only letters even if there were 20-plus characters with maybe a number and a symbol.
David
Wed Jun 19, 2013 12:28 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"N.A. Nada"
It probably enters, just like in OS X. The app I use, also takes can take a strong password to get into it, so it might take 2 keyboard shifts to get to some of the special characters.
Besides, I doubt that you would use it on the iPhone as much as you would on your Mac. Otherwise you would probably be using our Mac instead.
Brent
On Jun 18, 2013, at 4:09 PM, David Brostoff wrote:
On Jun 18, 2013, at 15:25 , Denver Dan <denver.dan@verizon.net > wrote:
> The iOS app seems to work very much like the OS X app.
How do you get around having a strong master password to enter on the phone? It's easy enough for me to key mine in on the computer but it would be very difficult on the phone, especially if I had to do it often.
David
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Besides, I doubt that you would use it on the iPhone as much as you would on your Mac. Otherwise you would probably be using our Mac instead.
Brent
On Jun 18, 2013, at 4:09 PM, David Brostoff wrote:
On Jun 18, 2013, at 15:25 , Denver Dan <denver.dan@verizon.
> The iOS app seems to work very much like the OS X app.
How do you get around having a strong master password to enter on the phone? It's easy enough for me to key mine in on the computer but it would be very difficult on the phone, especially if I had to do it often.
David
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Wed Jun 19, 2013 12:42 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"N.A. Nada"
United had a page that gave me the info.
You figured out the typos, good. Bismarck, did _not_ have the equipment. The hubs are usually good, but I used to fly on to regional airports, and then drive on for another two hours. (Driving was usually faster than waiting for the puddle hoppers, and the car rentals usually did not have the full-size 4-wheel drive I needed.)
Brent
On Jun 18, 2013, at 6:06 PM, Dave Sherlock wrote:
Brent,
Thanks for the heads up. How does one check to ensure an airport can use a digital boarding pass?
Regards, Dave
Sent from my  iPad
On Jun 18, 2013, at 4:07 PM, "N.A. Nada" <whodo678@comcast.net > wrote:
> Dave, better make sure the airports you will be using have the ability to use a digital boarding pass. I was going to try that on my last trip, until I found out the airport did the have the ability, in Bismark, ND.
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> On Jun 18, 2013, at 1:47 PM, Dave Sherlock wrote:
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> Dan,
> I use passbook at Starbucks to pay for my coffee. I am planning to use the United passbook for our boarding passes next month.
> I am hoping more places offer passbook apps as they seem to work fine.
> Regards, Dave
> Sent from my  iPad
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> On Jun 18, 2013, at 12:19 PM, Denver Dan <denver.dan@verizon.net > wrote:
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> > Howdy.
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> > I'm seeing more and more references to Passbook.
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> > Here's another article on Air France beginning Passbook boarding passes
> > for iPhone.
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> > Air France rolls out Passbook boarding passes
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> > <http://www.idownloadblog.com/2013/06/18/air-france-rolls-out-passbook-boarding-passes/ >
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> > So the questions is who in MacSupportCentral has actually used Passbook
> > for something?
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> > Denver Dan
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You figured out the typos, good. Bismarck, did _not_ have the equipment. The hubs are usually good, but I used to fly on to regional airports, and then drive on for another two hours. (Driving was usually faster than waiting for the puddle hoppers, and the car rentals usually did not have the full-size 4-wheel drive I needed.)
Brent
On Jun 18, 2013, at 6:06 PM, Dave Sherlock wrote:
Brent,
Thanks for the heads up. How does one check to ensure an airport can use a digital boarding pass?
Regards, Dave
Sent from my  iPad
On Jun 18, 2013, at 4:07 PM, "N.A. Nada" <whodo678@comcast.
> Dave, better make sure the airports you will be using have the ability to use a digital boarding pass. I was going to try that on my last trip, until I found out the airport did the have the ability, in Bismark, ND.
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> On Jun 18, 2013, at 1:47 PM, Dave Sherlock wrote:
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> Dan,
> I use passbook at Starbucks to pay for my coffee. I am planning to use the United passbook for our boarding passes next month.
> I am hoping more places offer passbook apps as they seem to work fine.
> Regards, Dave
> Sent from my  iPad
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> On Jun 18, 2013, at 12:19 PM, Denver Dan <denver.dan@verizon.
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> > Howdy.
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> > I'm seeing more and more references to Passbook.
> >
> > Here's another article on Air France beginning Passbook boarding passes
> > for iPhone.
> >
> > Air France rolls out Passbook boarding passes
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> > <http://www.idownloa
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> > So the questions is who in MacSupportCentral has actually used Passbook
> > for something?
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> > Denver Dan
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