On 14 Jul 2008, at 22:58, Lance A. Brown wrote: > William T Goodall said the following on 7/14/2008 2:53 PM: > >> So how do you download the patches if you can't put an unpatched >> Windows computer on the internet? > > You don't hook it directly to the Internet. If you are on a broadband > connection, get a router or wireless access point with an integrated > switch and connect your cable or dsl modem to the router or access > point, then plug your new windows computer into that. This lets the > router take all the scans and intrusion attempts and as long as you > are > careful where you browse to, you can download the security updates > without compromising your machine.
The router of course is running an embedded version of Linux :-) Without patches Maru -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221/ "There's no chance that the iPhone is going to get any significant market share. No chance" - Steve Ballmer _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
