Originally Posted by MarkW
Related to the idea of turning it off when not in use...
One of my neighbors (don't know which one) has an unencrypted wireless access point I can reach from within my house. I've run a network scan a couple times just to see the names of the machines and figure out who it is. Each time I've done it, though, it looks like I'm the only machine on this segment of his network... meaning that it's hardly ever in use. if it's hardly ever in use, why leave it on constantly, ya know?
why leave it on? Mine doesn't even have a switch. I would need to unplug it. Also, it means I can start to work right away. No need to power up a device. Another reason is that my machines may be accessing the internet when I am away.