[mdlug] The financial & legal danger of wireless in the house...

[Garry Stahl]

Robert Oliver wrote:
> I keep  my wireless pretty locked down.  I change the SSIDs, default
> usernames and passwords, and use WPA2.  The only thing I don't do is use a
> hidden SSID, I think that tends to be more trouble than it's worth.
>
> I think the benefits of having wireless in the home far out weigh the cons.
>  In fact, depending on the business, I think the cons out weigh the benefits
> in a business setting.  That's excluding "guest" wireless networks that are
> separate from the company's network.  I'm talking wireless networks the
> employees would be regularly connecting to in order to do their jobs.
>   

As a home used I prefer wired.  Speed and security.

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