X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from server3.alwayswebhosting.com ([66.98.204.64] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3.5) with ESMTPS id 1026667 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 29 Jun 2005 21:34:15 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=66.98.204.64; envelope-from=bob@bob-white.com Received: from bgp01386375bgs.brodwy01.nm.comcast.net ([68.35.160.229] helo=quail) by server3.alwayswebhosting.com with smtp (Exim 4.51) id 1Dnnvl-0004A8-Hg for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 29 Jun 2005 20:33:29 -0500 Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 19:33:26 -0600 From: Bob White To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: Re: Off topic-DSL hook up Message-Id: <20050629193326.11a9c5d9.bob@bob-white.com> In-Reply-To: References: X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 2.0.0beta3 (GTK+ 2.4.9; i686-pc-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - server3.alwayswebhosting.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - lancaironline.net X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - bob-white.com X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: I'll second that on the LinkSys router. It basically makes your whole intranet invisible from the outside. I use mine with a Comcast cable modem. The only problem I've ever had was when I first signed up for Comcast I had a lot of connection problems. Comcast customer support would only talk to me if I was running a Windows machine directly on the modem. So, I would have to disconnect the LinkSys, connect a Win machine to the modem, turn everything off to reset the IP addresses, then talk to Comcast. They finally did some magic to the modem remotely, and it started working reliabily. I haven't had any further problems in almost 3 years. Bob W. On Wed, 29 Jun 2005 20:53:14 -0400 Dale Rogers wrote: > 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. > -- http://www.bob-white.com N93BD - Rotary Powered BD-4 (real soon) Prewired EC2 Cables - http://www.roblin-photo.com/cable/