Re: Advice on internet connection sharing security

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From: Steven L Umbach (n9rou_at_n0-spam-for-me-comcast.net)
Date: 07/19/04 

Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 23:01:29 GMT

I "think" zone alarm can handle the internet connection part but I am not sure as I
have not used it with a dial up and you would have to tell it what network adapters
to guard. For more info I would post in one of the firewall newsgroups. However you
still need to keep both computers patched and protected from viruses as a firewall
will not guard against all vulnerabilities such as those that come from opening a
file that has a virus that you downloaded or came in an email attachment or from a
malicious website if your Internet Explorer security settings are set at low. ---
Steve

"Yitzak" <terryshamir@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:b73ddf3c.0407191149.5774e15d@posting.google.com...
> Hi have a machine with W2k Server running with a dialup connection.
>
> Will add a laptop which via network will share the same connection.
> The laptop will be running Win98SE
>
> I'm a novice to networking - normally a nice Adminsitrator sorts
> things out for me.
>
> I would ideally like my current Anti Virus and Zone alarm (free
> version) to check the conenction when its being used by the laptop.
> This way I only have to maintain one machine uptodate.
>
> Is this possible? Or do I have to get a firewall for the 98 laptop as
> well? and make sure the OS is all patched.
>
> Any tips?
>
> Thanks Terry

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