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Will DSL change my security profile

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Name: doghead
Date: November 3, 2004 at 17:22:47 Pacific
OS: W98se
CPU/Ram: P3/450/128/13
Comment:

I'm going from dial-up to DSL, with the same company. Will I appear as the same critter when I connect with a distant server now, or will my identity change?

Also, are there other security concerns or differences to be aware of?

Thanks very much?



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Response Number 1
Name: wawadave
Date: November 3, 2004 at 23:28:53 Pacific
Reply:

hello
your isp will see your mac addy on your modem and thats what will allow you in. plus it goes through a hand shake after its seen it than your in.
not a big deal.

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Response Number 2
Name: doghead
Date: November 3, 2004 at 23:56:50 Pacific
Reply:

I didn't state my question well.

If I dial into www.snot.net (or whatever) right now, to check the snot index, it will see me as a certain #, right?

If I change to DSL with the same ISP company I have now for dial up, will snot.net still see me as the same character when I connect to them?

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Sorry, I don't know what a 'mac addy ' is.

Thanks


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Response Number 3
Name: iamc
Date: November 4, 2004 at 09:21:16 Pacific
Reply:

You will most likely have a different IP address, yes.

As far as security, consider getting a hardware firewall. A cheap broadband router will work just fine for this.


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Response Number 4
Name: doghead
Date: November 4, 2004 at 10:27:18 Pacific
Reply:

"A cheap broadband router"

How much would one of those critters cost, more or less?


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Response Number 5
Name: DublA
Date: November 4, 2004 at 13:17:31 Pacific
Reply:

Look for the $20 - $40 range onsale, think about if you will be making a home network in the future to share this BB Internet connection and consider a unit with that in-mind as well.


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Response Number 6
Name: smeagols_ghost
Date: November 4, 2004 at 18:00:30 Pacific
Reply:

I wish they cost that much :) here in aus most real "broadband" routers go for $130+,

They are a good idea tho, but failing that (if you just get the modem with no firewall features) a good software firewall is a must

If you have some old hardware laying around you can make your own firewall


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Response Number 7
Name: doghead
Date: November 4, 2004 at 21:04:11 Pacific
Reply:

The going rate for a:

"Linksys BEFSR41 EtherFast 4-Port Cable/DSL Router"

is $80 CAD, which is about $65 USD. There's a couple in stock nearby.



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Response Number 8
Name: doghead
Date: November 4, 2004 at 22:15:01 Pacific
Reply:

..and while I'm at it, should I continue to run my software firewall after installing the router?


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Response Number 9
Name: doghead
Date: November 4, 2004 at 23:09:35 Pacific
Reply:

..and while I'm at it, is such a router compatible with W98SE?


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Response Number 10
Name: JackG
Date: November 5, 2004 at 00:48:16 Pacific
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A router is an Ethernet device outside your system box, between the Cable/DSL modem and your system, so version of OS does not matter.

If you already have a software firewall installed, make sure it is up to date. If it is, then the additional security of a firewall router is not necessary, but still advisable.

You will have to add a Ethernet adapter to your system if you do not have one. (Don't get sucked into the "cheap" connection of using a USB port for connecting the Cable/DSL modem to your system as the USB connection does not allow for a router or sharing an Internet connection.) If you do have to go with the USB connection, them make sure your firewall software is working.


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Response Number 11
Name: doghead
Date: November 5, 2004 at 07:33:40 Pacific
Reply:

Thanks for all this.


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