On Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:13:16 -0400, Jim Elbrecht
wrote:

Tegger wrote:

Red Green wrote in news:Xns9F91CB52A82F5RedGreen@
69.16.185.252:

"bob" wrote in :

I need some ethernet cables between my computer room and the TV room.
The easiest way is to run the cable in the crawlspace and then up
through the floor for about 1 foot.
-snip-
Bob: I'm sure you have a specific reason for hardwire. I'm really just
curious what you're getting over wireless that makes it worth it.



Wired is still /way/ faster than wireless.

Are there also really security issues [maybe with *some* network
software? ] My wife's job supplies her with a laptop. The
hardwired net connection is the only way she can link to the work
computers from home.

Are they just saving on having a wireless modem-- or is there really a
security concern?

For years Bethlehem Steel wouldn't ever let employee users or
programmers *dia*l in. Eventually they broke down and permitted it,
and now they're out of business. Sounds like a security risk to me.

Jim