if it is set up properly then usually the router is behind its own firewall
-----Original Message-----
From: Brian
Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2014 3:54 PM
To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] syncronizing two computers
Mike,
Never thought, whats in my routers thumb drive, could be vulnerable,
(going to clean it up now)
that's one thing I don't like about cloud storage.
I think, in the end I'll sink by copying and pasting through the
thumb drive, from one comp to another.
With out images It'll, it might take 4 seconds, I can handle it.
Brian
On 2/9/2014 3:14 AM, MikeFry wrote:
> On 09 Feb 2014 05:30, Brian wrote:
>
>> Not to highjack this thread, but wireless router was mentioned.
>> My wireless router has a port for a memory stick, which I use to
>> transfer files between 3 computers.
>> Could I keep my family file in my routers memory stick,
>> to sink my desktop and laptop?
>> I assume it would operate like dropbox, shouldn't work on one, while the
>> other is open.
> If you do this, be very, very careful with the way you set up security on
> the
> router. The memory stick (thumb drive, flash drive whatever...) is usually
> treated as a network drive and can be accessed from the other side of the
> router
> i.e. the big, bad Internet world with all its' hackers.
>
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