On Fri, 2005-11-18 at 21:06 -0800, Terri Sprague wrote: > I am one of over a million RV full-timers in the US. > Quite a few of us, even though we have internet satellite connections, > do not stay connected all the time. In my opinion, that is a > disaster waiting to happen because of hackers, viruses, etc.
This method becomes unworkable the moment you need to access your computer remotely. The surest defense against hackers and viruses is to quit running the operating system most susceptible to hackers and viruses, which is Windows. It also helps to have a real, hardware firewall (not a piece of Windows software, which I liken to putting up a glass security fence). > Even when I lived in a stationary house and had cable internet, my > computer was not on all the time. When I was done, I shut my computer > off, not just in hibernation. I believe this to be detrimental to the components in a computer long term. I'm pretty sure this is what ate the power supply on one of my computers, as I used to do this as well. > My computer was also the only one out of four, in the house, that did > not have to be fixed because of a virus. The others were on 24/7, even > when their owners were sleeping. It's a pretty sure bet all three of the other computers were running Windows. Were they? Having a PC running Windows plugged into the Internet directly, without a real, hardware firewall in between, is a recipe for disaster. -- Shawn K. Quinn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
