Fast and secure: Ethernet can be a better choice for your office than Wi-Fi (edt.computerworld.com) 23 points by CrankyBear 5y ago ↗ HN
[–] throwaway12757 5y ago ↗ Cables are better but "cracking WPA2 in a few hours" is extremely misleading.If I make my WPA2 password '#@2rjoergoqj3rfowewWEFDWEjdfoqnowe2ew$^$' it would take thousands of years to crack.
[–] 908B64B197 5y ago ↗ Don't forget that Wifi is sharing the medium (frequency spectrum) with every other Wifi networks that are in-range.Even the best equipment will perform poorly in very congested areas.
[–] ta20210405 5y ago ↗ Cable is ALWAYS a better choice. Cable to each desk, connected to a docking station. Fast, stable, no nonsense.
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[ 2.9 ms ] story [ 24.6 ms ] threadIf I make my WPA2 password '#@2rjoergoqj3rfowewWEFDWEjdfoqnowe2ew$^$' it would take thousands of years to crack.
Even the best equipment will perform poorly in very congested areas.