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Jerry, The answer is "yes", albeit the Mac is somewhat less vulnerable than a Win-tel machine. Before I went to a hardware firewall, I had a software firewall, and it showed regular attempts to access various IP ports at all hours of day or night. The nice thing about a hardware firewall - over a software one - is that you can share the connection with multiple computers in your household, but only a single IP address from your provider. Most software firewalls do this, but the machine with the software has to be on-line anytime one of the other boxes wants access. If you have only one computer, that's a non-issue. Be certain that you activate your on-board firewall ASAP, if you decide not to get a hardware unit. Dale R. From: Hans Conser <conserreceipts@earthlink.net> Date: 2005/06/29 Wed PM 08:40:39 EDT To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net> Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Off topic-DSL hook up Jerry, your OS X has a firewall built in. You can even access the settings for it in your network control panel. Hans On Jun 29, 2005, at 6:38 PM, Jerry Hey wrote: > Dale, is the firewall recommended even if I seldom leave the computer > on if I am not working with it? If the browser and e-mail > applications are not booted, can the computer still be penetrated? > Jerry > > > On Wednesday, June 29, 2005, at 07:26 PM, Dale Rogers wrote: > >> Jerry, >> >> I'd be surprised if you even had to work as hard at it as >> Bill is suggesting. Hardly any company is making network >> hardware that doesn't respond to an ordinary web browser. >> >> All you need is the device's IP address to plug into >> your location bar (e.g. http://192.168.1.1) and viola! you >> are into the setup. >> >> Also, I can't imagine having an "always on" connection to >> the internet without a hardware firewall. I'm using a >> Linksys unit that is totally transparent from my end but >> isolates all six systems in my house from being probed from >> without. A typical unit will only run about $40 - $60, and >> the peace-of-mind is priceless. >> >> Dale R. >> COZY MkIV #1254 >> >>> From: Bill Dube <bdube@al.noaa.gov> >>> Date: 2005/06/29 Wed PM 03:37:04 EDT >>> To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net> >>> Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Off topic-DSL hook up >>> >>> At 01:27 PM 6/29/2005, you wrote: >>>> Last month DSL finally came to my rural location. We immediately >>>> ordered >>>> after being assured that there were no compatibility problems with >>>> Mac. OS >>>> 10. However, when the self install package arrived from Sprint no >>>> Macintosh drivers were included. If anyone can offer guidance it >>>> would be >>>> most appreciated. Sprint "technical" assistance is not very >>>> sophisticated. My next step is to search Apple support to see if >>>> an >>>> answer is out there. Fearing dial up forever, Jerry >>>> >>> >>> Once it is set up, you can plug anything into the Ethernet >>> port. >>> Borrow a windows laptop and set it up, then return the laptop. >>> >>> >>>>> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >>>>> Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html >>> >> >> >>>> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >>>> Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html >> > > >>> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >>> Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html > >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >> Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html