You're probably right Dan, but there is defiantly the possibility there for
malicious attacks and a router defiantly cuts down the chances. Personally
there's nothing on my computer worth accessing but my mums work PC sometimes
has sensitive stuff on it. Honestly though I enjoy setting up and messing
about with***like that but it probably isn't really all that necessary.
> Ive used adsl for a yr and a half now... no firewall, no virus checker and
> not a single attack/problem whatsoever. I think ppl overplay the threat to
> dsl users. Having worked for an isp ive seen the level of attacks on
> different conn configurations, and i think a firewall is unnessesary
> ..except for the paranoid :)
> dan
> > > > I agree, a router has a lot of advantages. There is a lot of good
> stuff
> > at
> > > > www.adslguide.org.uk (I think that's what he meant below). I use a
> > Netgear
> > > > DG814 which has just come down to about 117.00 from www.dabs.com.
> > > > Oh and take a look at www.plus.net as an ISP steer clear of the big
> boys
> > > at
> > > > the moment they'll rip you off sooner or later, I'm sure.
> > > They look very reasonably priced. What good reason would I have for
> going
> > > with a router as opposed to a PCI modem? Is the connection quality
any
> > > better or is the advantage merely one of network connection
capability?
> > > Cheers,
> > > Mark
> > A USB/PCI modem is a very insecure way to connect your PC to the
internet
> > 24/7, even if you're using a software firewall it is still running on
top
> of
> > the operating system and inherently insecure.
> > A router even without a firewall uses NAT which blocks all unsolicited
> > incoming traffic unless you've specifically opened a port for a server
or
> > whatever, so your PC/network is far more secure from unsolicited
external
> > connections.
> > But, if you're not to paranoid about security and only have one PC to
> > connect there probably isn't much justification for the extra cost of a
> > router over a PCI modem.
