Re: Help with Broadband security?????

From: Jeff Cochran (jcochran.nospam@naplesgov.com)
Date: 03/14/03 

From: jcochran.nospam@naplesgov.com (Jeff Cochran)
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 20:34:28 GMT

On Fri, 14 Mar 2003 06:48:50 -0800, "Moyah"
<nrodney@westminster.gov.uk> wrote:

>I have just decided to go broadband, but i am very worried
>about the security issue seeing as my IC will now be on
>24/7. I have two computers and an XBox, so a friend
>reccomended that i get a Router(which i have done). Is
>this
>sufficent to share may connections and keep my network
>safe from intruders

You'll want to try a Windows security or general security group, since
this isn't IIS related.

Jeff

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