Grant Edwards wrote: > On 2019-04-26, Dale <rdalek1...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> P. S. Is there anything special I should do to make sure no one can >> access my printer over the internet and do something bad? Does the DSL >> modem and router protect that by default? > All the DSL modems I've ever seen were also NAT/router/firewalls, if > that's the case, you should be OK. It's _possible_ your modem is a > bridge not a router/firewall. If that's the case, then you > _really_need_ to get a NAT/router/firewall to put between you modem > and everything else on your network. > > -- > Grant >
I do have a router, that's what the printer is connected too. I can't recall what it is called but remember the DSL modem is supposed to be pretty secure on its own. I think it can work in bridge mode or router/whatever mode. Now that I think about it, it's in router or whatever mode because the login and password goes in the router if I put the modem in bridge mode. I put the router in for two reasons. One, sometimes I have a 2nd puter that needs internet access, usually when I am working on someone else's puter. 2nd, it adds another layer of security, I would hope anyway. I've been using this for a good long time and nothing weird has happened, yet anyway. If my DVD tray starts sliding in and out, that may require attention. lol I went to a website and got it to test my stuff once. It said it was secure. It's been a while tho. Dale :-) :-)
