How is wired ethernet connection secured

Gerry1995 · 2015-06-16 10:08:29

If I use ethernet cable to attach to my Router instead of wireless can anyone tell me is the data i'm sending is encrypted the same as when connecting wireless with WPA encryption?

16-06-2015 11:08AM

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If I use ethernet cable to attach to my Router instead of wireless can anyone tell me is the data i'm sending is encrypted the same as when connecting wireless with WPA encryption?

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#2 16-06-2015 11:19AM

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Gerry1995 wrote: »

If I use ethernet cable to attach to my Router instead of wireless can anyone tell me is the data i'm sending is encrypted the same as when connecting wireless with WPA encryption?

No it's not encrypted.

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#3 16-06-2015 11:22AM

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It can be, but you'll never see it I a residential setup.

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#4 16-06-2015 11:33AM

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The wireless encryption is between the router and the device to prevent a nearby wireless device picking up the signal and reading the data. If you are connected to the router with a cable the data passing along the cable cannot be picked up unless a second cable was spliced into the one you are using.

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#5 16-06-2015 12:02PM

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Ok, thanks to all for replies, that makes sense to me now

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