Hi
If some one can log wirelessly to your Wireless Router and establish a valid
connection he would be able to use the Internet connection, and if your Hard
Drive is wide open for sharing he would be able to have a filed day with
your file. But he would not be able to sniff you Internet Traffic.
Jack (MVP-Networking).
"kman214" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> If the information does not go out to a wired device. As sometimes I do
not
> have any wireless devices on the router. I was really referring to
> information that passes through the router over the wires does not have
any
> reason to go over the air and goes out to the internet. Again Wired
> Computer------Router w/no wireless computers-----Internet. Is data that
takes
> that router able to be sniffed. Thanks for your replies.
>
>
> "N. Miller" wrote:
>
> > On Fri, 12 Aug 2005 11:08:02 -0700, kman214 wrote:
> >
> > > I was reading an article about the different forms of wireless network
> > > security. In the article it briefly mentioned that wired networks with
access
> > > points could be unsecure. Could somone further explain this? I have my
> > > desktop wired to my wireless router which has WPA security activated.
Can
> > > someone using a sniffer see traffic WIRED to the router?
> >
> > Traffic originating on a wired device, and going to another wired
device? I
> > don't think so; except for broadcast and multicast packets. Traffic
> > originating on a wired device, and going to a wireless device? Of
course!
> >
> > --
> > Norman
> > ~Win dain a lotica, En vai tu ri, Si lo ta
> > ~Fin dein a loluca, En dragu a sei lain
> > ~Vi fa-ru les shutai am, En riga-lint
> >
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