Re: How to share the internet connection
- From: "BillW50" <BillW50@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 20:55:21 -0500
"NobodyMan" <none@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:inie41pla6od9iqqhuvtenm2f65bm7tbnt@xxxxxxxxxx
Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2005 19:09:32 -0500
On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 19:47:31 -0600, "HeyBub" <heybub@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>Shiva wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I've recently bought a new computer and I've connected this computer
>> with my old computer through an USB-cable using Sitecom's UFO Link.
>> The connection is very simple, it's only an USB cable between the old
>> and the new computer, no hubs, switches etc.
>> Both computers are able to see each other through shares. But now I
>> want the old computer to use the internet connection of the new
>> computer (the new computer is the only computer connected to the
>> internet directly - through an Alcatel Speedtouch USB-modem). Is this
>> possible?
>> BTW, Windows XP prof. is installed on the old computer, Windows XP
>> prof. SP2 is installed on the new computer.
>>
>> Any idea's?
>>
>> Thanks in advance!
>
>Eek! You're connected NAKED to the internet? No hardware firewall?
>
>Get a router/switch. Linksys BEFSR41 ($20 on Ebay) or equivalent.
Agreed with the last line, but don't ever think that this
router/switch provides a hardware firewall. It does NOT. In no
way or form is this router a hardware firewall. Oh, it provides
NAT, but that is NOT the function of a firewall. You plain
aren't going to get a good hardware firewall for $20.
Well... well! Once again you prove you know nothing about nothing,
NobodyMan! Everybody except you knows that a router acts as a
natural firewall.
Without a hardware firewall, a hacker can see your router, so he/she
goes to work. But if the router is setup correctly, the router will
never pass anything to any computer on your network. Why? Because no
computer on your network requested this incoming attack.
And while a hacker can attack your router all day long, but can't
harm a router at all. Strangely enough, this is the same job as what
a hardware firewall does.
And you know nothing about security either. As you have in the past
stated how you have your wireless network configured. And I could
break into your wimpy WLAN in about 2 minutes in the least.
Someday you are going to realize that the less you say, the smarter
you will appear to others. And maybe you'll be able to fool more
people that way. <sigh>
Cheers!
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Bill (using a Toshiba 2595XDVD under Windows 2000)
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