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| 1206307 | 2011-06-02 06:24:00 | Not being familiar with netbooks it appears that most of them do not have an ethernet port for wired internet. This being so, if one uses wireless internet here or in other countries, eg at a cafe, backpackers or whatever, would it be unwise to use the netbook for internet banking? |
FoxyMX (5) | ||
| 1206308 | 2011-06-02 07:56:00 | My HP mini does it's behind a cover on the right hand side, I thought most if not all of them did. Have you checked the specs of the ones your looking at | gary67 (56) | ||
| 1206309 | 2011-06-03 05:35:00 | Cheers, Gary. :) Not many sites list whether the specs include ethernet so with your encouragement I've dug a bit deeper and found that it is available on a number of them. :cool: Should wireless be used, however, is it too risky to use internet banking from public wi-fi hot spots? |
FoxyMX (5) | ||
| 1206310 | 2011-06-03 10:18:00 | Would be very surprised if most netbooks didn't have a RJ45 connector somewhere :pf1mobmini: |
johnd (85) | ||
| 1206311 | 2011-06-03 10:42:00 | Dunno eh ... :) But when I was overseas I had to book a hotel at last minute to get the good rates. I used it at the hotel. The wifi hotspot was "not" secured. Yeah could of been dodgy residents too. Maybe if it is just a rare thing, use it at the hotel but 6am? :p Edit. What's that term ... private network or virtual network? If you are worried perhaps just make a international call back home, telephone banking. $2-5 perhaps. Does Skype work with that, that might just be 2c a minute. |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 1206312 | 2011-06-05 03:21:00 | Provided the SSL/HTTPS certificate for your bank's site is correct (your browser will throw up some big scary warnings if it isn't), you can quite happily do you banking even via the most insecure of networks - the encryption between your web browser and your bank's servers is still more than sufficient to safeguard your details. | Erayd (23) | ||
| 1206313 | 2011-06-05 04:59:00 | Thanks for that Erayd. :cool: Would certainly be a lot safer than using an internet cafe or any other unknown PC anyway. |
FoxyMX (5) | ||
| 1206314 | 2011-06-05 10:30:00 | Provided the SSL/HTTPS certificate for your bank's site is correct (your browser will throw up some big scary warnings if it isn't), you can quite happily do you banking even via the most insecure of networks - the encryption between your web browser and your bank's servers is still more than sufficient to safeguard your details. What about key loggers? |
pine-o-cleen (2955) | ||
| 1206315 | 2011-06-05 10:47:00 | What about key loggers? +1 2 Factor FTW! |
jwil1 (65) | ||
| 1206316 | 2011-06-05 11:13:00 | What about key loggers?Keyloggers have nothing to do with the thread topic - the thread was about network security ;). :pf1mobmini: |
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