| reply to krygen
Re: Isolating a System on a Home Network To what extent are you willing to go to secure your network? If you want true isolation, you really should have three network segments. (ie. Wan, Lan, and a DMZ) From what I understand your router (a brand might help) will only provide a Wan and a Lan interface. What type of services are you exposing to the outside?
By "disabling the client for microsoft networks and the file and printer sharing for microsoft networks"; Your cutting off netbios and file & print sharing. A great start if you do not require them. But this does not stop other services from contacting one another. This is where your software firewalls will come into play. What firewall software are you currently using?
If you want true isolation it will require additional hardware. Either a router that has three network interfaces, or computer running nix (3 nic cards) dedicated to do the job. There are many distro's that are up for the job.
If you don't want to make a hardware change and stick with the setup you have now. A properly configure software firewalls, AV, AT, all the junk removers are definately advised.
Last but not least, patch patch patch patch patch patch.
It comes back to what your comfortable with. |
