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Re: Wireless home LAN - WiFi vs Bluetooth?



john doe wrote: 
> What about Powerline (PLC), any better then Wireless with regard to
> security?

All the useful Powerline devices are either connected to your
hosts via WiFi or ethernet, so that leaves them out.

In a single-family house, Powerline is about as secure as wired
ethernet: you need to come in and plug something in to spy on
it.

In an apartment block or other shared-infrastructure situation,
Powerline is potentially as insecure as WiFi.

Most people use Powerline as a substitute for running a single
ethernet cable across a house: it's pretty good but not perfect.

Multistation Powerline is less effective.

-dsr-


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