[PLUG] Wireless home LAN - security? WiFi vs Bluetooth?

[Ben Koenig]

Short answer: You should not place too much faith in wikipedia's accuracy.

It can be great, but is not 100% reliable.

Second, what are you security concerns? There is a lot of misinformation 
and fear mongering in this area, and there are a lot of people online 
promoting extreme fear and paranoia.


So I have a two-fold question for you:

What are you trying to protect?

Who are you protecting it from?

-Ben


On 7/28/19 5:11 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
> Sneakernet for file transfer has become annoying.
> Ethernet is not feasible.
> I have only a few machines a max of 6' apart.
> My usage would typically be peer-to-peer but I want to communicate 
> between any two machines.
> My web connectivity is via a T-Mobile WiFi Hotspot (WiFi turned off).
> I run Debian and all software must be in their repository.
>
> I've just begun reading - primarily Wikipedia articles and some links 
> from them.  My primary question is "What should I be reading?" in 
> order to ask appropriate questions.
>
> A significant concern is security issues. Bluetooth, being short 
> range, may thus have an advantage. Speed is likely not an issue for my 
> expected usage. (I was one of my ISP's last 6 dial-up clients ;)
>
> TIA
>
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