Shack
join:2002-01-17
Bloomington, IN | Yep
Bingo, multiple levels of protection rules! |
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woody7
Premium
join:2000-10-13
Torrance, CA | Hmmmm.........
"fine smattering of common sense for good measure" this says it all......For most people,it needs to be really simple....
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BlooMe |
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ropeguru
Premium
join:2001-01-25
Bridgeport, WV
clubs:
 ·VOIPo
| said by woody7  :"fine smattering of common sense for good measure" this says it all......For most people,it needs to be really simple.... Sadly, though, even this is too complex for a lot of the people on the internet. |
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SSX4life
Premium
join:2004-02-13 | fire what? A wall of fire in my computer? Wouldn't a wall of fire melt my PC? I don't want that, screw firewalls.  |
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JTRockville
Data Ho
Premium,MVM
join:2002-01-28
Rockville, MD
clubs:
·LINGO
 ·Sprint Mobile Broa..
 ·surpasshosting
 ·Verizon FIOS
|  Tear Down the Wall?
What happens when you have trouble reaching a particular site?
In this recent Comcast Forum topic:
»Problems connecting to Citibank with Comcast
Some customers having trouble reaching their bank were instructed to disable their firewall. I'm not sure it helped, but it didn't seem like a very security-conscious suggestion. |
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N Yazdi
join:2004-04-19
Omaha, NE
| Using a router as protection
Hello,
I read alot about using the router as a level of protection and I have a question. I use the Dlink 604 router and I basically just plugged my cables in and was able to connect. Do I need to go in the router settings to activate further protection measures or is that enough? There are a bunch of settings in there that I have no idea what they do and I dont want to just start clicking things as everything is working well now. I also use Zone alarm pro.
Thanks |
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hrickpa
join:2001-06-07
Reading, PA
 ·Covad Communications
·Verizon Online DSL
| free firewall /router (using an old computer )
I use a OS called smoothwall it is free
»smoothwall.org
requires an old computer and 2 nic cards
i have it installed on an old 233 mhz computer
works very well i have 4 computers hooked up to it
modem - smoothwall - hub -computers
modem broadxent 8012u
smoothwall 233 mhz
64 meg ram
2 gig hardrive
2 network cards
will work on 486 computer |
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UberGuber
join:2003-07-22
Tampa, FL
| reply to N Yazdi
Re: Using a router as protection
I use the same router and ZA pro. The router blocks all ports by default. You really only have to make changes to settings if you want to open ports to play multiplayer games, or use MSN messenger and things like that. Other than that, you should be protected out of the box, but you may want to go to ShieldsUp to test your ports. It was very helpful to me. |
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exocet_cm
In memory of dadkins
Premium
join:2003-03-23
New Orleans, LA
clubs: 
 ·Cox HSI
·Suddenlink
·Cingular Wireless
·AT&T Southeast
·Charter Pipeline
|  I want one!
quote:
Matt Neely, a computer security expert for a major financial firm, says you can find bare-bones firewall devices for even less. "You can get a decent one on sale for 10 or 20 bucks," says Neely. "They make a great gift. I give them out like candy on the holidays."
Where can I find one of these?
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I know that God is real, but I don't think He created this vast universe just for us.
Seti@Home & Seti@Boinc |
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Rally1
join:2000-06-12
Irvine, CA | It's just a cheap home router. Check out the hot deals forum. |
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JakCrow
join:2001-12-06
Palo Alto, CA | reply to N Yazdi
Re: Using a router as protection
Use a router as an incoming firewall, and a software solution as an outgoing one. I personally use apps like ZA and Sysgate to keep various apps from accessing the network. My mouse driver does not need to phone home. |
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hang10
join:2002-11-03
Temecula, CA | reply to Rally1
Re: I want one!
I was just at Circuit City and they were offering a Free Belkin Wirless B after the 40 dollars in rebates.
Hang10 |
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genblood
@attbi.com
| reply to hrickpa
Re: free firewall /router (using an old computer )
I agree ... Smoothwall is a very good solution. Its
easy to install and setup. It helps you reuse older
hardware that might be hanging around. It has a very
good support from the Community and good ad-on mods too..
Take the time and check out the web site ....
www.smoothwall.org |
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rob_in_chatt
Premium
join:2004-09-17
Chattanooga, TN
·Comcast
| reply to hrickpa
i just fail to see how those 4 machines could run at the full potential when they are rounted though the internet via an old machine that should be scrap metal by now.........LOL it doesnt make sense........run a 3.5 gig machine through a .266 gig one.........o well |
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hrickpa
join:2001-06-07
Reading, PA | the computer is acting like a router.
it is alot faster than a router most cpu's in a router is 16 bit aranging from 12 mhz to 80 mhz. some of the older one are using an 8 bit cpu @ 8 mhz |
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