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Can turning off wifi on modem/router make me more secure - OfflineUser91 - May 17, 2020
If i turn off 2.4GHz and 5GHz ( WIFI ) on my router/modem make me more secure since no one will be able connect to my wifi or hack into my wifi then try to get all the devices for example since i would only be using a ethernet cable to get internet is this true or false could someone tell me their opinion
RE: Can turning off wifi on modem/router make me more secure - Ntrain2k - May 17, 2020
Yes. If there is no wifi access they cannot get into your network by hacking it through wifi.
The only other options would be through the internet itself.
RE: Can turning off wifi on modem/router make me more secure - webdev77 - May 17, 2020
Yes. If it's off, it's pretty hard to hack.
RE: Can turning off wifi on modem/router make me more secure - sc0re - May 17, 2020
The hackers you should worry about are probably not the ones hacking your wifi!! Your right though, no wifi enabled just hardwire, and your safe from wifi hackers or wifi interference!
RE: Can turning off wifi on modem/router make me more secure - Yac1ne - May 17, 2020
That's right, disabling wifi will protect you as far as getting to you through your local network goes
RE: Can turning off wifi on modem/router make me more secure - 2xTheTap115 - May 18, 2020
(May 17, 2020 03:22 PM)OfflineUser91 Wrote: If i turn off 2.4GHz and 5GHz ( WIFI ) on my router/modem make me more secure since no one will be able connect to my wifi or hack into my wifi then try to get all the devices for example since i would only be using a ethernet cable to get internet is this true or false could someone tell me their opinion
From what I know, breaking the 5Ghz network is no different from 2.4Ghz. Just that the attacker will have the appropriate equipment that supports this technology (all Alfa cards are sufficient, e.g. AWUS036ACS and a Yagi antenna). So it's hard to say whether using 5Ghz alone will make you safer🙂