Re: Motel wireless drops connections

On Fri, 1 Sep 2006 15:15:18 -0400, "Bill Kearney"
<wkearney99@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
<75ydncNHx9pbG2XZnZ2dnUVZ_u-dnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

One sincerely hopes you're NOT running those on a wireless network.

I see nothing wrong with running such applications on a wireless network
with appropriate security (WPA and perhaps VPN as well). The important
issue is completely separating guest traffic from sensitive
applications, which applies just as much to wired as it does to
wireless.

Cripes, I hope your clients get second opinions because your advice is
sorely lacking.

1. We'll just have to agree to disagree yet again.

2. You'd be more persuasive if you resisted the urge to insult.

While using WPA may secure

Does secure. WPA2 Enterprise in the case of clients that warrant it.

the traffic it does nothing to
assure it's availability.

Which isn't a wireless security issue.

Going hard-wired not only avoids the sniffed
packets risk it also avoids interruptions based on interference (deliberate
AND accidental).

It's subject to wired interruptions, Internet service disruptions, etc.
No one method is perfect. Regardless, wired is simply not an option in
some cases.

Availability is simply a different issue from security. When I design
networks for clients it's of course one of many factors taken into
consideration. Different clients need/can afford different levels of
availability. In one notable case the failover backup is 3G (with VPN
security). As it happens, it took less than a week to prove its value.

--
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