wired/wireless security

[Chris Gehlker]

On Jun 5, 2009, at 3:17 PM, Robert Holtzman wrote:

> Recently got wireless working with a laptop on wireless and a hard  
> wired
> desktop hardwired to the router. Logically(?) it seems as though the
> security with the router's wireless function disabled would be
> equivalent to that of a computer hard wired directly to the modem,  
> maybe
> better as going thru the router use the router's firewall in  
> addition to
> the one internal to the computer. Not sure that isn't redundant.

If you turn off the wireless function it's just a wired router. Is  
that what  you are asking?

Generally it is considered best practice to turn off any software  
based firewalls in the computer(s) when you have a router. Firewalls  
are inferior to disabling any services you don't use.

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