Re: Newbie Firewalls?

From: Lazy Senior (spamno_lazysenior_at_mchsi.com)
Date: 11/05/03 

Date: Wed, 05 Nov 2003 22:18:51 GMT

"Chuck" <cacrollthespam@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:qfmiqv8n3mdqact404qq8vl28mnqbe226g@4ax.com...

> The router / firewall is part of a layered protection strategy. You
> need layers because you know that you can't be 100% reliant on any one
> of the layers - there will always be weaknesses.
> 1) Hardware: NAT router.
> 2) Software: Personal firewall, Religiously configured and patched.
> 3) Software: Current and Religiously used virus detection /
> protection..
> 4) Software: Current and Religiously used spyware detection /
> protection.
> 5) Software: Properly configured and patched operating system and
> applications.
> 6) Social: Use common sense on the internet. Don't open dodgy email
> with a permissive html based email application. Don't surf the web to
> questionable websites with a non-hardened browser (i.e., IE). Don't
> apply patches mailed to you by Microsoft.
>
> For more information / research:
> http://www.cablesense.com/
> http://www.homenethelp.com/
> http://www.practicallynetworked.com/
>
> Cheers,
>
> Chuck

Thanks for some really helpful info and the links were interesting too.

I just read my user agreement with Mediacom cable and it says:

...................................
 If Customer has a residential account, then:

(i) The Service may only be used for personal and household purposes and may
not be used to host a business Website or for other commercial purposes;
(ii) The Service may be used only at Customer's residence within Customer's
Mediacom Cable System;
(iii) Not more than one computer may be connected to the Service;
(iv) The Service may not be used in conjunction with routers or servers,
including Electronic Mail, NAT, DHCP, DNS and WEB servers;
................................

I guess this means I cant use a router and if I do and screw things up they
will not be happy and will probably not help me.
So I guess I cant use a router.

old Senior

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