What is the brand and model of the router? Most wireless routers have "wired" ports also. If that is the case, then you can use the router as a firewall.
Hi Krys. :)--> I checked out that router online and found these security specifications online-
Security Features
* Wireless security features include:
o Wi-Fi® Protected Access (WPA) with Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) or Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)
o Legacy 64-bit and 128-bit Wired Equivalency Privacy (WEP) encryption
o 802.1X access control
* Connect remotely through a Virtual Private Network (VPN) with Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) and Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP)
* Robust parental controls for regulating access to the Internet sites and time schedules for your children
* IP and MAC Address Filtering
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Sounds like a good setup. Once it's set up it should do the trick. I've got a Linksys wireless set up between 2 computers the same way. There should be some disks that come with it. When you install it the wizards will probably give you help instructions as to the choices.
Nother thing, I've been running the MS Anti Spyware too, they have a free beta download you can getHERE. It doesn't solve everything but it does alert you to suspicious activity. The little windows get kind of annoying when they come up but when they do it it's interesting to see what's going on. Check it out. You can also run scan and clean out stuff that's in their library of spyware.
One day the law will deal appropriately with spyware programmers and hackers. Once convicted of their heinous crimes they will be given a chance to rehabilitate themselves. They'll be taken out to sea, 20 miles out, and tossed overboard with all of their program disks duct taped together to use as a flotation device. All they have to do is swim back to land and they'll be free to go their way. I think it would be a simple but effective way to address the problem.
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What is the brand and model of the router? Most wireless routers have "wired" ports also. If that is the case, then you can use the router as a firewall.
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Motorola WR850G
It is connected to the cable, and my computer is conected to it via hardwire...and the other computer has a wireless connection.
So I am assuming that both computers are protected. Is that correct?
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Hi Krys.
:)--> I checked out that router online and found these security specifications online-
Security Features
* Wireless security features include:
o Wi-Fi® Protected Access (WPA) with Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) or Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)
o Legacy 64-bit and 128-bit Wired Equivalency Privacy (WEP) encryption
o 802.1X access control
* Connect remotely through a Virtual Private Network (VPN) with Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) and Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP)
* Robust parental controls for regulating access to the Internet sites and time schedules for your children
* IP and MAC Address Filtering
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Sounds like a good setup. Once it's set up it should do the trick. I've got a Linksys wireless set up between 2 computers the same way. There should be some disks that come with it. When you install it the wizards will probably give you help instructions as to the choices.
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Nother thing, I've been running the MS Anti Spyware too, they have a free beta download you can getHERE. It doesn't solve everything but it does alert you to suspicious activity. The little windows get kind of annoying when they come up but when they do it it's interesting to see what's going on. Check it out. You can also run scan and clean out stuff that's in their library of spyware.
One day the law will deal appropriately with spyware programmers and hackers. Once convicted of their heinous crimes they will be given a chance to rehabilitate themselves. They'll be taken out to sea, 20 miles out, and tossed overboard with all of their program disks duct taped together to use as a flotation device. All they have to do is swim back to land and they'll be free to go their way. I think it would be a simple but effective way to address the problem.
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If you're using Windows XP, send for Microsoft to send you the
Service Pack 2 disc free.
It contains SP2's security patches, SP1's security patches,
and all the patches in between.
If you install that fairly early in your machine's life,
it will be a good thing.
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The following FREE programs are well-regarded,
and should be used to guard your system.
Remember to update them weekly or monthly.
A) Software firewall.
ZoneAlarm is kind to newbies. It does not play well with Norton
(which is a pay program), and is a bit tricky to uninstall if you
get tired of it. (Most users who don't use Norton don't want to
switch anyway.)
ZoneAlarm:
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/cata...ls.jsp#firewall
Kerio is another firewall, and recommended by people who know
computers.
http://www.kerio.com/us/kpf_download.html
B) Antivirus.
AVG is good, AntiVir is better. Both are free.
AVG is kinder to newbies, but AntiVir is not hard to use at all.
AVG:
http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php.doc/2/
AntiVir:
http://www.free-av.com/
C) Anti-spyware, anti-adware.
AdAware and Spybot:Search and Destroy.
Go to the "immunization" function (the corner of bricks)
and switch it on immediately.
AdAware:
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/
Spybot: Search and Destroy
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/mirrors/index.html
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Those are most of my suggestions.
Run the program scans at least once a week, if not daily.
Update the firewall at least once a month, the others every few
days to once a week.
Oh, I think I wasn't clear....
Download ONE software firewall, ONE antivirus, BOTH AdAware AND Spybot.
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