[austechwriter] Re: Security & privacy
- From: "Donald Halley" <donald@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2003 16:17:34 +0930
Due to the costs involved most ISPs prefer to issue users with a dynamic =
IP address which is usually issued by a DHCP server.
It is probably more secure as the user doesn't have the same IP address =
twice.
This suits most users as setting up the IP address, gateway and DNS =
settings is way beyond them.
When configuring a router with a dynamic IP address you simply select =
the option to be allocated IP address automatically.
With Telstra cable you are generally issued with an IP address which =
will only change if you turn off the device that is connected to =
Telstra.
The only reason to have a static IP address is if you are setting up a =
VPN or wish to host your own website.
Donald Halley
-----Original Message-----
From: Warren Lewington [mailto:wjlewington@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, 20 August 2003 3:52 PM
To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [austechwriter] Re: Security & privacy - personal firewall an d
spyware eliminator
Ip address instability created by some stupidity at their end
(management), causes some brands of router to not configure or work
properly. Netcomm had known problems with this.
ADSL is no problem, because they fix an address for you permanently, it
is the nuts attitude to the cable ip addresses that sucks.=20
No-one can give any reason for the changing ip address.
-----Original Message-----
From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Melanie Kendell
Sent: Wednesday, 20 August 2003 2:38 PM
To: 'austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: [austechwriter] Re: Security & privacy - personal firewall an d
spyware eliminator
Hi Warren
What's the problem with bigpond users?
-Melanie
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Warren Lewington [mailto:wjlewington@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, 20 August 2003 12:37 PM
> To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [austechwriter] Re: Security & privacy - personal=20
> firewall and
> spyware eliminator
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> Hello everyone!
> I got fed up with the interference caused by interruptions when I
> belatedly installed Norton firewall.
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> What I have now got is a Netgear Router, available from any of the
> computer sales mobs, fairly cheaply and it prevents access or
> interruptions.
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> I also acts as a hub, great for connecting computers to the net.
> I can be doing research with my old server slave and be=20
> working on stuff
> at the same time!
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> If you are getting irritated by the constant attempts to brreak in, a
> router makes a huge difference. (Bigpond users need to shop carefully
> though).
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> Warren.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Peter Fagan
> Sent: Saturday, 6 September 2003 9:59 AM
> To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [austechwriter] Security & privacy - personal firewall and
> spyware eliminator
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> Michael Grant wrote:
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> "...run Sygate Personal Firewall (freeware and fabulous) from
> <http://www.sygate.com/>...
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> ...and the Lavasoft Ad Aware spyware eliminator (personal freeware
> version) from <http://www.lavasoft.de/>, the latter of which=20
> detected 46
> malignant spyware programs on my folks' PC...I'd bet that=20
> there at least
> 20 spyware programs lurking on most people's PCs as we speak.
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> Cheers,
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> Michael Granat"
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> Thanks for these suggestions Michael.
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> I followed your recommendations, although I installed Kerio Personal
> Firewall - <http://www.kerio.com/kpf_download.html> which was also
> recommended to me.
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> As a dial-up user who spends very little time on the net at=20
> home, I was
> amazed at the number of uninvited visitors my firewall is reporting.
> And,
> true to your prediction, Ad Aware detected 32 data mining=20
> cookies and 3
> suspicious Registry keys on its first scan of my PC.
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> For those not already up to speed on this, I would recommend following
> Michael's advice. The exercise has been valuable from the security and
> privacy point of view and also very interesting.
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> Peter Fagan
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