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    What do you call routers that connect to a WiFi or wired Internet source?

    I just realized something. A lot of those "travel routers" have a battery. Which means they are not designed to be plugged in all the time - the battery will eventually go bad, as with a laptop.
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    What do you call routers that connect to a WiFi or wired Internet source?

    OK - what is wrong with that? I only disliked there was one more Ethernet cable which eventually goes bad, in this case a non-detachable one. Which they eventually do. I ought to research whether there are ultra-durable Ethernet cables that don't go bad as easily. Usually the lever that locks...
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    Separate Encryption; Does local device isolation work?

    Unfortunately smartphones come pre-configured with a lot of apps one might not trust. Some of which can't be disabled or uninstalled. And the whole point of a smartphone IS to use apps. It would be nice if Android really did sandbox apps, and their network traffic and keypresses, from each...
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    Separate Encryption; Does local device isolation work?

    Wait - I just realized something: Most PC browsers have an option to do server authentication. Maybe that, combined with https encryption, is enough to provide the isolation I want, for financially valuable remote accounts, and I can almost completely ignore all these questions?? So why is...
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    What do you call routers that connect to a WiFi or wired Internet source?

    But, given the limitations of the travel routers, maybe connect a wireless bridge like the Vonets device to the Internet port of a standard home router, like I had before, IS the right way to go... I just looked at a non-travel router that doubles as "range extenders". It appeared to be able...
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    What do you call routers that connect to a WiFi or wired Internet source?

    That sounds like a great idea! For the most part, the router you list sounds great, and is fairly reasonably priced for what it does. I guess Asus is pretty big brand too. I just looked at the instruction manual . I'm not clear how many SSIDs it can set up, or how many it can set up, though it...
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    What do you call routers that connect to a WiFi or wired Internet source?

    Being paranoid is not fishy. The whole point of using a router instead of a switch is its firewall. I assume the kind of info I'm looking for would be covered in any class on Network security - it's probably not secret. Even the https and WFA2 encryption techniques are not secret: they use...
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    Separate Encryption; Does local device isolation work?

    Thanks. I can't take over the ISP's router. It is controlled by my landlord, who didn't give me the administrative password. I'm quite careful of phishing emails and downloads. You wouldn't believe the degree of paranoia I employ. Paranoia is completely crazy, but it usually works. :) But I...
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    What do you call routers that connect to a WiFi or wired Internet source?

    I want an inexpensive router that can connect to the Internet by either a wired connection direct to my ISP (FIOS) modem or its wireless router, or by a WiFi connection from that router. It doesn't need to be able to connect to both sources at once, but it must be able to connect to either. I...
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    Separate Encryption; Does local device isolation work?

    Tell me if this is right: The WiFi SSID password is used to create the encryption code, so if your wireless router has just one SSID, or multiple SSIDs that share the same password, all the local devices that use WiFi on your local network can see each others' traffic, violating your privacy if...
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