-=PCTechTalk=- Re: computer security
- From: "Bashful Bob" <Bashfulbob@xxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 5 May 2005 14:23:20 -0500
Hi Christy
When you say hook up to your puter, do you directly hook up to your puter or
through a hub, switch or router?
Make sure he sets WEP (or better yet (WPA) protection on the wireless puter.
Do NOT use the "ad hock" setting.
About DON's file and printer sharing, if you are going to allow that, make
sure they are set for access with a password only setting. Change the
password every 30 days at least and use at least 8 characters in the
password with numbers, letters and special characters. I suggest you do
this on both puters systems.
Life is what happens in between plans.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "cristy" <poppy0206@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 6:27 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: computer security
> my brother is going to hook my neice's wireless laptop to my computer but
he
> says my computer will be safe, not sure how.
>
> cristy
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Don" <dsw32952@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 11:05 PM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: computer security
>
>
> > Very difficult I think. They would need to be connected to the
internet,
> > find your computer and then get through your firewall.
> >
> > People driving by are looking for WIRELESS access though, so I don't
think
> > you need to worry until you go wireless.
> >
> > But now I am curious as to the requirements to protect a wireless home
> > network (computers plus internet) from drive-by hackers.
> >
> > Don
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "cristy" <poppy0206@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 9:46 PM
> > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- computer security
> >
> >
> >>I know that wireless computers are easier to be hacked into, how easy is
> >>it
> >> for someone driving by outside or anywhere to just hack into your files
> >> if
> >> you are on a nonwireless computer with a firewall.
> >>
> >> cristy
> >>
> >>
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