Re: Is a Firewall Necessary with Dial-Up?
From: Lee Higdon (l.t.higdon@worldnet.att.net)Date: 05/20/02
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From: "Lee Higdon" <l.t.higdon@worldnet.att.net> Date: Mon, 20 May 2002 19:17:29 GMT
"Chris Hecker" <chrish@solarwinds.com> wrote in message
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> Hello everyone,
>
> I have a dial-up internet access. Could you tell me if a firewall is
> necessary? Thanks in advance for any info.
>
> Chris
>
> Christopher's Place - http://www.solarwinds.com/users/chrish
>
>
Necessary? No. Advisable? Depends. On your on-line behavior and your network
configuration. If you only use a dial up connection and do not have a
network card installed for accessing the internet *and* have unbound TCP/IP
from Client for Microsoft Network and/or Microsoft Family Log-on *and* are
not running any services that expose you to file sharing, then a firewall is
not *necessary*. Now, of course, if you download everything in sight and
visit a lot of porn sites, well....you'll need more than just a firewall ;).
-- Peace,Lee Higdon
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