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networking question router etc
Name: advancedonsite Date: September 14, 2002 at 20:26:11 Pacific OS: windows 2000 CPU/Ram: 1 gig / 256ram
Comment:
even with all the security patches installed into a machine etc.....
can thier be security issues on a machine behind the router...
even if all ports are blocked except standard ones
Name: Techtony Date: September 15, 2002 at 01:36:13 Pacific
Reply:
There has always been and always will be security issues.
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Response Number 2
Name: Underdog Date: September 15, 2002 at 04:56:40 Pacific
Reply:
Tt hit it right on the head. We will NEVER be 100% safe from someone invading our PC privacy as long as we connect to the Internet. If someone wants into your system bad enough, they can find a way. It's just a big game of Cat & Mouse. Bad Guys find a breach, Good Guys find a way to plug it. And wireless (Intranet) Networks are susceptible to Crackers, more so than a wired (Intranet) Network.
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Response Number 3
Name: advancedonsite Date: September 16, 2002 at 00:03:41 Pacific
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Would it still be faster?
