By the way, Jane Your MacSense router is an equivalent piece of equipment to Lee's Netgear router less the wireless capability.
Ward on 10/30/2002 3:04 PM, Jane25345 at aol.com at Jane25345 at aol.com wrote: > Okay...the proxy server is needed if you connect to the Internet through a > network. > > That reminds me to ask you all..... > > What kind of firewall do we need for a home network of Macs and PCs? > > I have an Xsense MIH v120 router all my computers are hard-wired to. The > router is the next in line after the DSL modem, and then come my computers. > It's not one of the newer routers with a lot of built-in firewall protection. > > Since I have DSL, which is on 24/7, I feel as though my PC is a sitting duck. > It needs some kind of firewall protection badly. > > My Macs are a bit better off, because I have them cordoned off using File > Sharing under OS 9.2.2. > > I understand that OS X has a built in firewall...not sure how that works yet. > Is this enough, though? Or is additional firewall protection needed even for > OS X? > > And, anyway, there's still the problem of protecting the PC. > > Lastly, what do the folks with Airport do for a firewall? > > What do you all recommend? Norton System Works for the PC? Something else for > the Macs? > > Any advice would be appreciated. > > Jane > > > The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be November 26 > For more information, see <http://www.aye.net/~lcs>. A calendar of > activities is at <http://www.calsnet.net/macusers>. > The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be November 26 For more information, see <http://www.aye.net/~lcs>. A calendar of activities is at <http://www.calsnet.net/macusers>.
