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Wi-Fi router or direct internet line

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December 15, 2021
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Just got my new computer system today... Will be calling the cable company tomorrow to get the high-speed internet service... Should I get Wi-Fi router or a direct internet cable line to the back of the computer? Not really sure if one is more reliable over the other, or if one is more secure than the other... What do you guys think?

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Best answer by jeffmcpa2010

My experience, (and recommendation from my installer) was that any portion of my system connected directly by ethernet cable will provide better performance than WIFI.

I have my Desktop and two printers connected directly to the router by cable. By the way, the same router also provides the WIFI to any other devices I wish to connect.

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jeffmcpa2010Answer

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My experience, (and recommendation from my installer) was that any portion of my system connected directly by ethernet cable will provide better performance than WIFI.

I have my Desktop and two printers connected directly to the router by cable. By the way, the same router also provides the WIFI to any other devices I wish to connect.

Just-Lisa-Now-

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I "think" the data security were suppose to have would require an ethernet cable rather than a wi-fi connection. Dont most internet connection devices have both?

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PATAXAuthor

Level 12

That's what I was thinking.. Yeah I do think router has both Wi-Fi and ethernet cable... On my other computer it wanted to do the Wi-Fi with the printer but I bypassed it and did a direct cable to the printer... I'm leaning towards the ethernet cable for security reasons but another accountant told me he uses Wi-Fi router and there is a secure password and it is safe...

IRonMaN

Level 15

"I'm leaning towards the ethernet cable for security reasons"

In this day and age does that really make you any safer? If someone really wants to hack into your system, they will hack into their system. It sucks that there are so many slime balls out in the world that everybody has to live in fear of being hacked. Maybe they need to start tracking a few of these people down and start making examples of them. Maybe cutting off a hand or arm of a few might get the attention of the other vermin out there.

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PATAXAuthor

Level 12

You hit the nail on the head Iron Man.... Been cleaning out the office all day all the old 1922 stuff.... Trying to make room for the new computer and I guess I'm going to have to switch do the cable line Internet so I need room for that... I've been using the phone line direct internet but it is not fast like they say it is...

qbteachmt

Level 15

Cable it, whenever possible. It also depends on your household provisioning, of course.

When you decide to try a Speed Test on any computer, the instructions include connecting a cable to the modem and not testing over WiFi, because you are only testing the WiFi at that point. WiFi has loss and overlap conflict, no matter what else you think you built into it. Have you ever seen a WiFi analyzer heat map?

Take a look at mine.

WiFi Analyzer.jpg

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PATAXAuthor

Level 12

Thanks qb.... I appreciate it

Skylane

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Hard wire is alway faster, more reliable and more secure than Wi-Fi

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