"Sweeney, Patrick" wrote:
>
> Do you want to secure a user's win95 machine while connected to the
> internet or do you want a firewall that provides protection for a number of
> users while connected to the internet?
> If you want the former there are commercial products by Network Solutions
> and Symantec that claim to accomplish this. They aren't free but it's
> windows and I don't think you will find a free product in this category
> today.
The aim is to secure a single user w95 internet connected machine
blocking sending/reciving packets to some sites or IPs (example: make
impossible to establish a connection to www.*.li.org).
> If you want the latter then I think win95 is a horrible platform. I would
> strongly suggest setting up an NT, Linux, or FreeBSD box for this purpose.
> Since you have specified free (you get what you pay for my friend) Linux or
> FreeBSD is probably the route you want to go. ( again - I don't think
> you'll find good - free - Windows based software in this category.) I am
> not a *nix person so I won't recommend any specific products.
>
> Windows 95 has no real security. Everyone has full access to a win95 box
> and all its files so it is not suited to security. (There are also numerous
> external exploits that are possible for win95/98 and both NT and *nix have
> robust security communities scrutinizing these platforms. Some people will
> claim that NT Security is an oxymoron - but I believe with the proper care
> and feeding an NT box can be adequately secured for most purposes.)
I prefer the linux solution, but until I have a cable conection to
download staroffice, i must use windows (I have to pay 1'5$us per hour
while i'm connected at 0'3 kb/s) . I've been thinking about making a LAN
with my tree computers (486dx2-66, p100 and p166mmx), and my father's
one (k6-2 3D 333), leaving the 486 with linux for printer services and
internet proxy/firewall, but i have to wait :(. 'Till then the only
thing I want to do is have a bit of security :).
Thanks to everyone who has helped me with this, i'm searching now for
the programs you have suggested me, but until the 27 i'm not downloading
them (i'll do that using the university computers, they're faster :) ).
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