Hi, I am a newbie, and apologize if I am not going about this the right way... Anyway I have a G3 mac laptop and it has a wireless card. I can get connected to my DSL with no problem. My question is, when I go out, and come across a "hot spot", do I need to put in some kind of key or something to get on line? I know that with a starbucks that has an open connection I don't have to, but when I go to a friends house or a place of business
that has wi-fi, is there some thing I can do to access a network if it is closed? I am not looking to do anything illegal, I am just trying to figure out how to connect to a closed network that I am given permission to. Thanks, Cheri