Precautions of wireless networking

When you are trying to connect to a wireless network there are some precautions that you should take. Some of those precautions are you would not want to disable or delete your WEP key, because this connects you to your home internet. You would only delete that if you were sure you would never need to use your home internet again. You also would like to run your firewall software that is on your computer. Along with those you would like to make sure your laptop is set to not automatically connect with open networks.
Also with those precautions you want to unplug the connection if you are not using it. If you have two or more antennas you can disconnect all but one if you can connect with using just one. This are all helpful precautions that you should consider while connecting to a wireless network. By using these your computer will safely connect to wireless networks.