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Gallstaff - Sep 17, 2003

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		Curtis	Sep 21, 2003
		Repeat after me, Gallstaff: "I will install a firewall. I will update my anti virus software." Make it your mantra, or something.

		racketboy	Sep 21, 2003
		haha -- you have broadband and no firewall???

		gameboy900	Sep 21, 2003
		He likes living on the edge.

		Curtis	Sep 21, 2003
		Meh...it's just a guess on my behalf...

		Gallstaff	Sep 21, 2003
		I'm a wild man. Once I wore two different socks. Ok so which firewall program for free or for "free" would you guys reccomend?

		Curtis	Sep 22, 2003
		ZoneAlarm... is good for basic stuff. You can upgrade to Pro later. Idealy, you'd be using a dedicated Linux box as a gateway with a "real" firewall. I haven't tried any of these..., but you might find something of use. Smoothwall looks nice.

		gameboy900	Sep 23, 2003
		Apparently if you live in the US you can pick up a Linksys router/firewall (like the one I use) for $40 after the in store rebate. A REALLY good deal. Personally a dedicated firewall would be even more ideal than a linux box because: 1. It's cheaper. 2. Smaller. 3. Takes like all of 5 minutes to setup. 4. Harder if not near impossible to hack. 5. Not prone to crashing for whatever reason.

		Curtis	Sep 23, 2003
		Yep. Listen to gameboy - sometimes the most obvious things slip my mind.

		mal	Sep 23, 2003
		Yeah a router is the way to go. :thumbs-up:

		Gallstaff	Sep 26, 2003
		I have a dlink router but I cant configure it because I cant access the settings for some reason.

		IBarracudaI	Sep 26, 2003
		could you give some details?

		Gallstaff	Sep 26, 2003
		Like it tells me to enter the ip or whatever of the router into my web broser to acced the settings and I do that but it just comes up as a page cannot be displayed I cant access the web-based configuration but the router is functioning properly because my other computers are running fine off it and it's wireless goodness.

		mal	Sep 27, 2003
		I had that problem at first with my router. I can't remember what I did to fix it though, sorry. :huh

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