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Old Oct 31, 2006 | 10:14 am
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Originally Posted by USAFAN
Are you sure, that this is secure..? Note: I am NOT a computer security specialist, but that's how I see it: When you are (hard-wired) on a wireless-network, you are "open" (at risk) for any and all attacks by a smart hacker ... I guess some on this very forum here are able to "look" into your whole network.
When using a computer connected to a hard-wired network, there is very little chance of anybody "sniffing" any data packets or eaves-dropping on your computer signals like there is with WiFi. Someone would need to physically be connected to the network for there to be a security compromise, and usually that's more difficult than sitting nearby a WiFi network and picking up rogue signals.
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