Uh, what 'security reasons' would require a PC connected via wire?
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From: "Allan Mee" <bigalsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2006 9:28 PM
Subject: [OM] Re: Wireless router
>
> All you need for a wired conncetion is one ethernet cable going to
> wherever
> your router is. You should have at least one PC directly wired to the
> router
> (for security reasons).
> I personally use an intelligent 16 port switch (which is more secure than
> a
> mindless hub) to connect up to 15 pcs at once (if need be) and have
> disabled
> wireless - I have less faith in wireless security than I do in security on
> a
> hard-wired LAN.
> Allan
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>>From: Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx>
>>Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>>To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>>Subject: [OM] Re: Wireless router
>>Date: Sat, 09 Dec 2006 17:45:56 -0800
>>
>>Phil wrote:
>> > Joel
>> > Only one mobile, but I want to be able to move my PC into another room
>> > without the wiring that goes with it.
>> >
>>My wireless router needs to be hard wired to a PC for
>>set-up/configuration, but not for operation after that.
>>
>>I do the reverse of what you plan to do. The desktop is connected to so
>>many things that moving it would be a major project. On the other hand,
>>I have a second wire connected to the router so I can bring the notebook
>>in and connect it directly when I want to move a lot of data between the
>>boxes. The wired connection is way faster than wireless.
>>
>>Moose
>>
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