On Mar 3, 2011, at 12:36 PM, Al Plant <n...@hdk5.net> wrote > Does anyone on the list have experience with a firewall on an Oceanic cable > feed? Linux or Freebsd is what I use,.but I only have experience with > firewalls on Telcom lines.
IP is IP. It doesn't matter if your provider hands you cable, DSL, Ethernet or wireless; you protect it the same way. > I am trying to help a guy with a Windows 7 box. He has netflix on this cable > too so it may have a fixed IP. > > He gets attacked a lot with viruses and other weirdness even with Norton on > the box. > > Any suggestions appreciated. If you have a gateway that does NAT, you are shielded from most of the network based attacks. However, I see most malware through compromised sites and ads, via the web these days. I'll second Jon's suggestion of FireFox/NoScript for tech savvy folks. For others, start with an ad blocker and Chrome if Win7/IE8 doesn't seem to be doing the trick. My best suggestion is to have 1 PC that has no network access or is only used to visit financial sites and a 2nd PC for recreational use. -Vince _______________________________________________ LUAU@lists.freesoftwarehawaii.org mailing list http://lists.freesoftwarehawaii.org/listinfo.cgi/luau-freesoftwarehawaii.org
