Re: Newbie: Vulnerability of my IP address to hackers
From: Jim Watt (jimwatt_at_aol.no_way)
Date: 11/11/03
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Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 10:40:18 +0100
On Tue, 11 Nov 2003 04:53:19 GMT, "Steve H." <steve@nospam.net> wrote:
>Hi all,
> My apologies upfront for an ignorant, perhaps dumb question:
>My PC repair biz friend tells me that ANY "personal" network connected
>to the internet, that has an IP address, can be hacked by a determined,
>"professional" hacker. Comments please ? TIA.
> Steve
To be connected to the Internet your system needs an IP address,
in the same way without a postal address you won't get letters.
Unless you leave your network wide open, hacking it is very difficult
and I doubt anyone with the skill to penetrate it would be bothered.
Your friend is alarming you needlessly. If you are connected with
a properly configured router there should be no problem.
-- Jim Watt http://www.gibnet.com
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