wired/wireless security

[Robert Holtzman]

On Fri, 5 Jun 2009, Chris Gehlker wrote:

>
> 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?

That was my initial impression. I was looking for confirmation. The 
thing I'm wondering about is whether the hard wired router would be an 
additional point of entry for an attack. As a networking noob, I can see 
me inadvertently not getting everything locked down.

Thanks for the reply.

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