You wrote:<<if I can get into your access point, I can get > into your computer>> Another reason I didn;t want to stay wireless. The minor convienence it provides is not worth the secrity issues and slower speeds -
You mentioned fiber optic cable - is it easy to work with? Does it loose efficiency over distances - always less than 50' though - Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D) www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil PORSCHE POSTERS! youroil.net Weber Carb Info http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs . ----- Original Message ----- From: "LWB250" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2007 11:36 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Airport Express > If you live in an urban or suburban area, your access > point could easily be hijacked, for one. Allow that > to happen and watch your bandwidth drop as the > hijacker is an online gamer or is hosting bootleg pron > sites. > > Also, if I can get into your access point, I can get > into your computer. That means anything connected to > your network can be compromised. > > That's just the beginning. > > Dan > > > --- Allan Streib <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> "Ed Booher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >> > On 8/25/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >> >> That's all. Plug your printer into it plus the >> cable from the cable modem. No >> >> configuring at all unless you want to make your >> network secure. >> > >> > and you do want to make your network secure. >> >> Why? The rest of the internet is not secure. Why >> do you care about >> the few hundred feet around your WAP? >> >> Allan >> -- >> 1983 300D >> 1966 230 >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new parts see official list sponsor: >> http://www.buymbparts.com/ >> For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Take the Internet to Go: Yahoo!Go puts the Internet in your pocket: mail, > news, photos & more. > http://mobile.yahoo.com/go?refer=1GNXIC > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.484 / Virus Database: 269.12.8/973 - Release Date: 8/25/2007 > 5:00 PM > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
