At 7:57 PM -0600 5/2/02, the pickle wrote: >At 21:44 -0400 on 02/05/02, Kai Seay wrote: > >>Hello List and Pickle :) >>I am looking for firewall (free?) for my iMac but also to install in the >>more senior members of the family - Classic and 575 that can still go >>online. >>A very quick search of LEM did not give a result yet. <SNIP> >Option #3, definitely the easiest, is to get a broadband router that has a >serial port for modem backup and use that. (That way it's still useful >even if you're on dialup, and it uses a LOT less electricity than keeping a >computer on all the time.) Avoid Linksys if you do this.
Can someone point me to some info on how/why this router setup works as a firewall? I tried searching the FAQ using "firewall", "router" and "security" but no joy. dw -- Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
