The only way to secure a wireless network connection is to create a VPN tunnel or use some of the more advanced Wi-Fi encryption methods, staying away from the hole-ridden WEP and using WPA2. NetStumbler used to be our tool of choice for profiling a wireless network, but NetStumbler has stumbled. Today we favor inSSIDer. Although it does require Vista or Windows XP SP2 to run, inSSIDer provides signal strength information and the ability to group wireless devices by SSID, channel, RSSI, and MAC address, using most any wireless network card. FULL REPORT ...