Re: Help - Home Network Security
- From: "Orville Noah" <o_noah@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 12:46:20 -0600
"Chuck" <none@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 18 Nov 2005 10:44:47 -0600, "Orville Noah"
> <*email_address_deleted*>
> wrote:
>
>>To start with, I don't have any technical education about Internet or
>>Networking.
>>
>>I heard several suggestions about 'home' networking and connecting PCs to
>>Internet,
>>using a 'gateway'. In the early days, when we had only phonelines and
>>extensions in
>>our bedrooms, we got used to with a phoneline home network. Speed started
>>at 24 kilobits, and now it is up to 2-10 megabits on phonelines(?). Then
>>came RJ-45
>>connections, and few of us spent some money to re-wire our homes to
>>transfer
>>files
>>at 100 megabits, but connections to the Internet remains at about the same
>>speed
>>(about 2-10 megabits for home use, although the cable companies swear that
>>we are
>>getting 100 megabits transfer rate!). For 'security' purpose, we were
>>suggested to
>>use a 'firewall' at the 'gateway' PC, and also for the remaining home PCs.
>>Besides,
>>we use a bundle of other 'software' to secure our e-mails. It is nice
>>that
>>XP has a
>>built in 'firewall'. Do we need a better 'firewall' for the 'gateway' PC
>>?
>>Recently,
>>here comes the short distance 'Airwaves' networking and spreading the
>>Internet
>>connection to neighbors Laptops (free). What a mess...we are re-learning
>>this phase.
>>
>>Question - what are the pitfalls for not making our home network 'secure'
>>and
>>what should be the most economic way to make our home network 'secure'?
>>
>>Appreciate all the suggestions and comments.
>
> Orville,
>
> The subject of protecting yourself, or your computer, from malicious
> activity,
> is heavily discussed in numerous forums. My advice is that you use a
> robust,
> aka Layered Security, strategy. You need layers of security, because
> there is
> not one single product that will protect you 100% of the time. Here's my
> contribution:
> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/please-protect-yourself-layer-your.html>
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/please-protect-yourself-layer-your.html
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
> Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
> My email is AT DOT
> actual address pchuck mvps org.
Chuck,
Thank you for your contribution. As I tried to read your posted page,
I was unable to read the following definition, given in the page. Do I need
any special permission, or the web page is being revised at this time?
" NWInternet What is a firewall?."
Orville
.
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