Originally Posted by
Capite
How about connecting to an unknown wireless network in Infrastructure mode? For instance, the other day I was in a hotel and didn't feel like paying $20 for a few hours of Internet service. I found a wireless network with some generic name like "Apple736" without security. Was I safe surfing on it for a couple hours?
I believe that when you see an SSID of "applexxxx" at a hotel it is someone who has brought their Apple AP with them to the hotel so they can be wireless in their room. In that case I always attach to that SSID to get free service. But if you attach to any public SSID you should run a layer 3 VPN to protect your data.