Re: wired LAN security

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Patricia,

If you have no wireless links, then turning off the pc is all you need
to do to protect it. You can leave the router running; not much
mischief can be instigated on a wired-up router. Just make sure the
admin username and password have been changed from whatever they were
when it came out of the box.
 
Most home routers deliver with a default IP address in the range
192.168.x.0 and support an HTTP browser interface on port 80. To hinder
unwanted users from getting onto the router, one might change the IP
address and/or port number, but only if you're paranoid (or, like me,
over-informed). This would apply equally to a wireless router or AP,
BTW.