Just goto broadband do I need a firewall???
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Hi all
I just got NTL broadband, comes in on a USB port to my dads PC(Win2k) and I put a network card in and shared it out to my PC (XP).
So Im running the XP firewall thingy on mine, but wondering whether I need to run some kinda firewall on my Dads PC/mine as well.
What does anyone else do? what is the real threat??
cheers
andy
I just got NTL broadband, comes in on a USB port to my dads PC(Win2k) and I put a network card in and shared it out to my PC (XP).
So Im running the XP firewall thingy on mine, but wondering whether I need to run some kinda firewall on my Dads PC/mine as well.
What does anyone else do? what is the real threat??
cheers
andy
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The longer you are connected to the net, the more attempts you'll see to get into your PC. If you keep everything up-to-date with Windows Update, that will reduce the risk, but not to zero.
If you want a free firewall, try ZoneAlarm
If you want a free firewall, try ZoneAlarm
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I'd get zonealarm or such like, I'd guess the temptation is there to install such apps as kazaa etc, known to have spyware in there. Get some AV software, get a firewall, block everything at first, and you can see what you need and what you don't need to block pretty quickly. I'd also be tempted to get something like Ad-Aware on there, to scan for spyware.
Since I signed up for Telewest BB, about 2 months ago, I get a suspect attack say twice a week, could be a false alarm, but better safe than sorry IMO
Since I signed up for Telewest BB, about 2 months ago, I get a suspect attack say twice a week, could be a false alarm, but better safe than sorry IMO
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