On Wed, 2010-04-28 at 11:36 -0600, Brian Phillips wrote: > Personally, I like the 1 computer authenticates all computers so I keep mine > as a router, not a switch. I also like the firewall in the router. BYU may > be a private network, but it's a large network, and still has viruses and > other stuff you'd like to keep away from your computer. Turning off > firewalls (even a router) can lead to trouble. > > Brian
I would highly recommend the benefits of the firewall also. When I was in the dorms my friends and I used to try to warn people about there security issues, usually by finding writable windows shares and putting a text document on their desktop. Oh, and sometimes printing to shared printers, though mostly that was printing rose pictures to his girlfriends printer. -Richard -------------------- BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ The opinions expressed in this message are the responsibility of their author. They are not endorsed by BYU, the BYU CS Department or BYU-UUG. ___________________________________________________________________ List Info (unsubscribe here): http://uug.byu.edu/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
