Is Ethernet input to wirelss router encrypted?
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Posted by Peabody on December 16, 2006, 11:53 am
Please log in for more thread options Newb. Ok, this is probably a silly question, but that never stopped me before. If you turn on WEP or WPA encryption at the wireless router, that applies only to wireless connections, not to wired connections - right? | ||||||||||||||||
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Posted by rieker on December 16, 2006, 12:04 pm
Please log in for more thread options Yep | ||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Dr. Anton T. Squeegee on December 16, 2006, 12:57 pm
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@yahoo.com (known to some as Peabody) scribed... > Newb. Ok, this is probably a silly question, but that never stopped
> me before. If you turn on WEP or WPA encryption at the wireless > router, that applies only to wireless connections, not to > wired connections - right? This is a true thing, yes. WEP (not recommended, easily crackable), WPA (also getting to the point where it's easily crackable), and WPA-2 (now preferred) apply only to the wireless side. Happy netting. -- Dr. Anton T. Squeegee, Director, Dutch Surrealist Plumbing Institute (Known to some as Bruce Lane, KC7GR) http://www.bluefeathertech.com -- kyrrin a/t bluefeathertech d-o=t calm "Salvadore Dali's computer has surreal ports..." | ||||||||||||||||
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Posted by on December 16, 2006, 2:25 pm
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On Sat, 16 Dec 2006 10:53:59 -0600, Peabody >Newb. Ok, this is probably a silly question, but that never stopped
Correct
>me before. If you turn on WEP or WPA encryption at the wireless >router, that applies only to wireless connections, not to >wired connections - right? > | ||||||||||||||||
> router, that applies only to wireless connections, not to
> wired connections - right?