In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Christian McArdle wrote:


Yes. But more importantly, I regard the wireless network to be
insecure, so all the machines have firewalls as well. If you regard
the wireless network itself as no more secure than the internet, then
you can't go far wrong.

But the point is that a wireless network with internet access is a damn site
*less* secure than a wired network with internet access. With a wired
network, no-one can connect to your LAN, other than from the internet - and
the firewall then protects you.

With a wireless network - unless properly secured - hackers within wireless
range of your WAP can get straight into your LAN - and effectively *inside*
the firewall!
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