Hi again Andrew. So my Belkin Router has a firewall on-board and both computers require an Anti-Virus. Pauline has AVG and I currently have Norton. So this is a suitable method of protection for us eh? Is it not possible to get the Router fitted with everything we need, to save individual protection? Andy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Hodgson" <andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, April 15, 2006 10:56 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Internet Security and Routers > Hi, > > The router firewall will be doing the same job as Sygate yes. > > A firewall is like saying "you bad guy can't come any further, because > you are not one of the guests on the approved list". This is mainly > connections coming into your network. If you download a file, the > transfer is initiated by your machine, so it goes past firewalls you > have in place, which is why you need antivirus protection, so that if a > bad program is downloaded from the Internet, the virus scanner stops it > from causing damage. > > Andrew. > > -----Original Message----- > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf > Of Andy Logue > Sent: 15 April 2006 19:02 > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Internet Security and Routers > > Hi George. > > Please forgive my ignoranceGeorge, but is a firewall not the same thing > as > Anti-Virus? I've uninstalled Sygate because I thought that the router > was > doing the same job as Sygate was. > > Best wishes. > Andy > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Saturday, April 15, 2006 4:20 PM > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Internet Security and Routers > > > > Hi Andy, > > > > I very much doubt the Router will have any anti-virus > > software. What it most likely will have is a hardware > > firewall. > > > > George. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Andy Logue > > Sent: 15 April 2006 15:06 > > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Internet Security and Routers > > > > Hi Andrew. > > > > So that's Norton on my computer and AVG on my wife's > > computer. She has the wireless card and my computer is > > plugged into the Router. The Router has it's own anti-virus > > I believe. > > > > Best wishes. > > > > Andy > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Andrew Hodgson" <andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Saturday, April 15, 2006 10:20 AM > > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Internet Security and Routers > > > > > > > Hi Andy, > > > > > > I would remove AVG on the system if you have Norton > > enabled already. > > > > > > Andrew. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf > > > Of Andy Logue > > > Sent: 15 April 2006 10:11 > > > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Internet Security and Routers > > > > > > Hi Carol. > > > > > > One thing for sure Carol, any future computer thatI may > > purchase will > > > not > > > have Norton near it. You are right, it's just not worth > > the bother > > > trying > > > to get rid of it. At the moment, I have it enabled on my > > computer along > > > with AVG and Pauline's computer has AVG. The Router has > > some kind of > > > anti-virus, and for the moment - fingers crossed, it seems > > to be working > > > fine. I know now how to disable Norton from starting on > > boot-up, so if > > > I > > > get any problems with it, I'll simply turn it off. > > However, if I do > > > that, > > > I'll need to have some other form of internet security. > > Quite a lot of > > > mail is now suggesting that when purchasing a computer, > > it's best to > > > avoid > > > those like mine, which is a pc world package, and to > > purchase a blank > > > computer with nothing on it, and to buy a cd version of > > xp home or pro. > > > I > > > think that that is exactly what I'll do when I get my new > > computer later > > > this year. Andrew and George have both provided details > > of computer > > > providers who will build a computer for you from scratch > > and I am > > > currently > > > checking these out. It was so easyin the old days after > > reformatting, > > > to > > > insert Windows 95 then all your drivers for printer, > > scanner etc. At > > > least > > > then, you knew what was on your computer. > > > > > > Best wishes. > > > > > > Andy > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Carol Pearson" <carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 11:40 PM > > > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Internet Security and Routers > > > > > > > > > > Sorry, Andy, I think it should be "Goodbye Norton". It > > worked > > > > for me for a few years then, once it went wrong, it just > > seemed > > > > to stay that way. I eventually, rather reluctantly, > > gave up the > > > > fight! After all, it's too much of a pain to remove! > > > > > > > > Just my thoughts! > > > > > > > > CAROL > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > >From: "Andy Logue" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > >To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > >Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2006 13:21:20 +0100 > > > > >Subject: [access-uk] Internet Security and Routers > > > > > > > > >Hi all. > > > > > > > > >At Christmas, I bought my wife a wireless router to > > enable her to > > > > go on the > > > > >internet with her computer, which is located upstairs. > > She got a > > > > wireless > > > > >card installed. The router is downstairs and my > > computer is > > > > attached at > > > > >that point. Since getting this router I have had > > nothing but > > > > problems and > > > > >had to re-format several times. I've also had problems > > getting > > > > rid of > > > > >Norton, which came with my computer. I re-formatted on > > Sunday > > > > and this > > > > >time, rather than try to get rid of Norton and use > > Sygate and > > > > AVG, I decided > > > > >to just let Norton do it's stuff. Unfortunately, when > > I did a > > > > live update, > > > > >my computer seemed to crash or stall. I decided to > > attempt to > > > > turn Norton > > > > >off and managed this, in terms of Internet Security and > > Anti > > > > Virus. I then > > > > >installed Sygate and AVG and my old problems started > > again. So, > > > > eventually, > > > > >to my question. Is having a router perhaps causing my > > problems. > > > > I mean, > > > > >is there any implications when using Sygate, AVG or > > Norton, when > > > > you are > > > > >attached via a Router. > > > > > > > > >I've really had it with this computer and fancy just > > visiting PC > > > > World to > > > > >get into dept again, but if the problems I am having > > are > > > > associated to my > > > > >Router, then a new computer would not resolve anything. > > Any > > > > advise or ideas > > > > >would be very welcomed. > > > > > > > > >Best wishes. > > > > > > > > >Andy > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >** To leave the list, click on the > > immediately-following link:- > > > > >** > > [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > > > > >** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > > > > >** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > >** and in the Subject line type > > > > >** unsubscribe > > > > >** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click > > on the > 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