Re: hardware firewalls
From: Chuck (none_at_example.net)
Date: 08/27/04
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Date: 26 Aug 2004 17:58:07 -0500
On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 21:24:00 GMT, Leythos <void@nowhere.com> wrote:
>In article <cglgqd$6g2$1@news7.svr.pol.co.uk>, em@i.l says...
>> I probably wont need one here, going to uni in a month anyway
>> But at uni, would it be wise to have one to protect my computer from
>> intrusion from others on the same network? (my comp will be wired into
>> the university network 24/7 in my hall room)
>>
>> something like this maybe?
>> http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?rb=1453299645&action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X3Jldmlld3M=&product_uid=35435
>>
>> i suck at this kinda stuff as you all know
>> perhaps CJ could bestow some workgroup manager saavy upon me? im lost
>Get a linksys router and install the Campus connection on the WAN port
>and your computer on the LAN port. Cheap, $50 solution. It also protects
>you from your roommates. Make sure that you change the default password.
Change the LAN IP address too. Prevents the Linksys long URL denial of service
lockup that attacks by the LAN port.
<http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?date=2004-06-03&isc=34a0e9b1547e3f087318fc1b55d1aca3>
Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
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