[Rhodes22-list] Router

[Steve Alm]

Saroj, Alex, David, Lloyd, and Will,
Thanks for the info.  I had no idea I am being hacked constantly.  The
National Security is surely in jeopardy!!!  I have many sensitive documents
that, if fallen into the wrong hands could...well...spell the doom of
civilization as we know it.  BUMMER!

Only one problem:  What's a router?  Where can I get one?  How do I plug it
in?  

Still waiting for MJM to chime in...

Slim


On 1/14/03 5:12 PM, "William P. Barry, III" <wp.barry@att.net> wrote:

> I have a cable connection, as well as constantly having my computer online.
> The best firewall is one of hardware. Example: Router. With a router any IP
> address that leads to your home hits the router itself. All IPs off of that
> are network based and any pings hit the Router Hardware itself. Even if
> there is only one computer attached to the router, that physical blocking
> device is the most protective in hiding your PC. The only way around it that
> the user can make more accessible is by leaving ports open. To do this you
> go into the router settings and enable port forwarding, so that you yourself
> can connect to your PC from outside the network. This should only be used if
> you change the default port number to something random, and when not in use
> disable this feature. As a secondary measure I use Sygate Personal Firewall
> on my PC, and am lucky to see anything hit my PC more than once or twice a
> year. With this software you can say yes or no to any connections coming to,
> or going out of your computer. Shockingly, you will find many connections
> being sent from your PC that you never even knew about trying to phone home.
> Most of these are just some ad programs that snuck onto your PC when you
> download some freeware file. And the third measure of protection on my PC
> that I have is grisoft anti virus. This is a free virus program that updates
> itself on a set schedule, or on command. www.grisoft.com
> 
>   Will Barry
>   S/V Bulldog
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Alex Bell" <alexbell@coastalnet.com>
> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 5:21 PM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Hackers
> 
> 
>> Slim,
>> 
>> you're probably getting hit up 3 times an hour at a minimum. You won't
>> see it unless you have some software that detects and protects you. I
>> use BLACK ICE DEFENDER which can be bought and downloaded on the web.
>> Looking at my log file, I see that one outfit has tried 52 times in the
>> past year and there's a couple of hunderd addresses listed that have
>> tried to enter my system from 50 to 20 times. I would look for
>> something. It's just a matter of time before someone gets in and finds
>> juicy tidbits.
>> 
>> Alex.
>> 
>> Steve Alm wrote:
>>> 
>>> Mac users,
>>> 
>>> I'm not really much of a computer expert but I'm wondering if I'm
> leaving
>>> myself open to hackers.  I use the broadband service (Road Runner) and
> I'm
>>> always online.  I have no firewall.  I don't even use any virus
> protection
>>> because I have a Mac...so far, I've never been hit.
>>> 
>>> I've been looking at Lavasoft's Ad Aware anti spyware stuff and I was
>>> wondering if any of you have any comments on this.  I don't know if it
> even
>>> runs on Mac.
>>> 
>>> Of course I have all my file sharing stuff turned off, but...?
>>> 
>>> I wouldn't want anyone to gain access to all of the very sensitive
>>> information I have on my computer such as the lyrics to a thousand dirty
>>> songs.  :-)
>>> 
>>> Slim
>>> 
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