*bow* Honor is to serve. At any rate, at the moment I am only using the WIFI of my router for my laptop, as the desktop is currently being fixed, but when it's back, it will get hooked back into the network via a LAN cable, as it has no wireless card. I'm totally addicted to WIFI now, and if I had my way (software bug issues are causing this not to work) I'd just my little notebook and WIFI and wage war on all wires everywhere.. *grin*
----- Original Message ----- From: "David A Ferrin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2006 10:13 AM Subject: Re: [jaws-users] of routers and firewalls. >I don't believe that they make wireless modems. There is no reason that a >person couldn't use a router for just 1 computer, it's called planning >ahead. Actually I also read that description of a traffic cop some where >quite a while ago myself, but it is very accurate detailing what those >things are used for. The only reason I jumped in at all on this thread was >to make sure the lady knew if she needed such an animal or not. Your post >was right on target, good job. > David Ferrin > personal email address > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Mark BurningHawk > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2006 12:27 PM > Subject: Re: [jaws-users] of routers and firewalls. > > > Do they make single user modems with firewalls? If not, they should. I'm > rather proud of that traffic cop analogy; came up with on the spur of the > moment. *grin* or heard about it a long time and forgot and just think > it's > original. Yes, the only advantage to having a router is its wireless > capability or for multiple computers, and if she only has one computer > that's not wireless... do they make wireless modems?.... she doesn't need > one. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Ferrin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2006 9:11 AM > Subject: Re: [jaws-users] of routers and firewalls. > > > You are absolutely correct about what those things are used for, and > how > > they work. I just want to add if the lady has only a single computer > then > > she probably doesn't need such an animal. > > David Ferrin > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Consciousness is that annoying time between naps. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Mark BurningHawk > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2006 12:00 PM > > Subject: Re: [jaws-users] of routers and firewalls. > > > > > > A router is a device which does just what it says; it routes packets of > > information from various computers to each other and out to the > Internet. > > Think of it as a traffic cop directing traffic between cars on local > > surface > > streets and also out onto the highway via an on ramp. Cop might wave > > certain cars down certain surface streets, and some that want to get on > > the > > highway, the cop will direct them which lane to get into. That's a > router, > > ... kinda. Hope that helps... > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Lisa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2006 8:36 AM > > Subject: Re: [jaws-users] of routers and firewalls. > > > >> Hello list, > >> I know this might sound like a dumb question, but what is a router, > and > >> how > >> do I know if I need one? > >> Take care, > >> Lisa > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Dan Rossi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> To: "JAWS Users" <[email protected]> > >> Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2006 11:22 AM > >> Subject: [jaws-users] of routers and firewalls. > >> > >> > >>> It is true that moving the fire-wall from the software to the > hardware > >>> is > >>> a great idea. However, I will remind people that just plugging in a > >>> router is only the start. You should really poke around the routers > >>> interface and modify it to lock it down even tighter. For me, I > turned > >>> off the wireless access, changed the SID, changed the default admin > >>> username and password, locked it down to only accept connections from > >>> the > >>> MAC addresses of my three computers, and probably a few other things. > >>> > >>> Also, having a fire-wall does not protect you from email born > viruses. > >>> Luckily, I read my emails on the UNIX side so I don't need to worry > >>> about > >>> that. > >>> > >>> Lastly, whoever it was that made the comment, would Microsoft really > >>> include a substandard component in their operating system, I am still > >>> laughing. Just because Microsoft put a fire-wall in their OS does not > >>> imply that it is a good fire-wall. In most cases there is third party > >>> software that does nearly everything better than a Microsoft product. > >>> > >>> Just my thoughts for the day while I avoid going down and cleaning > the > >>> basement. > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Blue skies. > >>> Dan Rossi > >>> Carnegie Mellon University. > >>> E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> Tel: (412) 268-9081 > >>> > >>> > >>> Visit the JAWS Users list home page at: > >>> http://www.jaws-users.com > >>> > >>> For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the JAWS Users > List > >> send a blank email to: > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> > >>> Visit the new archives page at the following address > >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > >>> Yahoo! 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