"Everyone thinks they are a communications expert" - Someone else - circa 1984
John, with all due respect ... you are not even in the same league as Steve (and he knows a LOT) ... there is some SERIOUSLY bogus networking info in your posts
.
Stick to racing, Oracle, rifles ... and Windows
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This stuff was my career ... protecting mega-banks and world-wide networks with a major presence in China
... from EVERYONE.
I do things "my way" now.... and KIS ... to each their own way tho'.
"The biggest threat to one's online security is not really understanding how stuff works" - Me
Lotsa ways to skin....