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To: Robert Scott Diver who wrote (53176)	11/23/2002 10:37:34 AM
From: Eric L	Respond to of 54805

re: T-Mobile HotSpot and Starbucks and Security Issues Robert, << How would I hook up to my corporate e-mail and data via Wi-Fi at Starbucks in a different city? >> In the Starbucks (Borders) case and assuming you are properly equipped and enabled by your corporation you could use T-Mobile HotSpot $49.99/mo. national plan instead of the $29.99/mo local plan: t-mobile.com [Prepay and pay as you go plans also available] << Would my corporate data security folks even want this to be possible? >> Depends on your corporation. This is a sys admin nightmare. Progress is being made but security remains a key issue. My corporation handles it this way. They don't reimburse (or supply) either WLAN cards or subscriptions to a WLAN plan. We do have Beta Testers here in the States and in Europe that are equipped with WLAN cards, or WLAN/MLAN cards (Europe not the States yet) and security clients. The way my corporate notebook is equipped software wise, if I had a WLAN card, I could access and replicate Notes (including but not limited to e-mail) to a Domino server and access our corporate intranet and I would be reimbursed for the receipted casual expense of using a WLAN hotspot. The practice is not encouraged at this stage. On a related subject Alan A. Reiter discusses "The Starbucks Business Case": reiter.weblogger.com Best, - Eric -

To: Robert Scott Diver who wrote (53176)	11/23/2002 3:38:49 PM
From: Thomas Mercer-Hursh	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 54805

How would I hook up to my corporate e-mail and data via Wi-Fi at Starbucks in a different city? The same way you would or would not from any remote internet connection. There is no real difference between a WiFi connection in Starbucks, a rent-a-computer in some Internet Cafe, an internet connection in your hotel room, or access to an internet-connected computer at a company you are visiting. All of these provide connectivity. Whether or not you are able to connect to corporate e-mail and data from any of them depends on the nature of corporate security mechanisms. Only the most draconian would require you to dial in to a specific remote number and, perhaps even to have that modem dial you back. Coming in from the internet can be done in a variety of ways, some of which require no special software on the local machine, some of which do require pre-established VPN software and such. With the latter, the WiFi connection is more secure than some because you are using your own machine with your own specialized software to make the connection.