Perhaps you could explain how an "attack via your web connection" is 
different from someone getting on my lan? Sadly, I could do well to 
learn a little about security and encryption, so I'm asking.

Philip Stortz wrote:

> well, it might protect you from attacks via your web connection, but 
> ...once someone is into your' lan they can likely do whatever they 
> want, spy on your data (like credit cards and personal emails), pretend 
> to be you (hard to argue credit card theft when the purchase came from 
> your' ip), and other mildly creative but highly annoying things.

alex nonnemacher

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