At 09:38 AM 9/6/01 -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote the following:
>I have a couple of networked machines at home, both Win98, and use Internet
>Connection Sharing, which works a treat.
>
>Here's my question: Are BOTH machines vulnerable when connected to the
>Internet, or only the Server through which the connection is made? If I
>install Zone Alarm to prevent h*cking instrusions, do I need it on both
>PCs, and if so will it work concurrently? Can an attack occur on the machine
>which is not actually being used to access a web site, but is still
>connected via ICS?
Yes and no. The server (host PC) definitely is. Depending upon how ICS is
configured as well as how File and Printer Sharing are configured on all PCs
determines the vulnerability. You can use ICS to create a reasonably safe
environment BUT would be better off with firewlls on all PCs.
MS has a nice article about this called:
Security Features of Internet Connection Sharing
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q241/5/70.ASP
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Gerry Boyd
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