Re: Do I Need a Firewall?
From: Mike (nospam_at_notherematey.com)
Date: 07/10/03
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Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 09:34:17 +0100
"Larry" <nospam@home.com> wrote in message
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> Are you a dialup customer? If so, you don't need it because you're
> not online with the same IP constantly. Chances of being attacked on
> dialup are small.....
That is dangerous and bad advice. Yes the IP will change but it is still
within a range belonging to an ISP so can easily be scanned. Also certain
Trojans wait until a dialup connection is made and then contact the owner to
say "I'm here, here's my IP and I'm ready to do your bidding master" Your
nice shiny Router will not stop that activity because it is not a firewall.
Security by obscurity is better than nothing however.
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