To: TomServo
my wi-fi barely gets a 50 feet radius - I live on a cul-de-sac on a canal - hell, I am not concerned about someone else tapping in when I can only get a feeble signal upstairs.
4 posted on
06/04/2004 4:20:23 PM PDT by
corkoman
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To: corkoman
There's no way I'd go Wi-Fi right now. Maybe a few years from now. But for my security concerns - I'm hardwired - and unless my ISP (or my power) craps out, I'm always up. And I use a LinkSys BEFSR41. I have a 8-port sitting unboxed in my closet..
5 posted on
06/04/2004 4:23:18 PM PDT by
TomServo
("Matthew 6:19 at the half... heh heh, little preacher joke.")
To: corkoman; TomServo
This vulnerability exists on the WAN side of the router, that is the hardwired side into your xDSL/cable modem.
The WiFi side is you local area network (which offers other vulnerabilities) which the router connects to the Internet. The firewall is supposed to protect you from intrusion from the latter.
6 posted on
06/04/2004 4:29:53 PM PDT by
drtom
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