[PLUG] Recommended Reading for Home Networking Cable Install?
David Duncan
dduncan at hexi.com
Sat Aug 12 09:02:19 UTC 2006
> On Fri, 11 Aug 2006, David Duncan wrote:
>
>> Extra specialness of this hack: it doesn't require you to even have an
>> active connection running on your wireless card, only that the card is
>> on.
>>
>> To guard against all those exploits we don't even know about yet, go
>> with a wired network.
alan wrote:
> As if that helps against unknown exploits...
>
> If you really want to protect against unknown exploits, I suggest using
> a pair of wire cutters to sever all network cables, followed by
> embedding the system in a combination of concrete, thermite and magnesium.
>
> It is the only way to be sure.
We weren't talking about absolute security (the fairy-tale), or security
against someone that has physical access to the computer and/or network
(a very very difficult problem as implied above).
We were talking about wireless vs wired, i.e., we'd already decided to
network. All other things being equal, I say:
[OS/net weakness] < ( [OS/net weakness] + [wireless weakness] )
Is it worth it to use wireless when there isn't any convenient
alternative? That's a completely different question.
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