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Posted by $Bill on March 23, 2007, 8:57 am
Michael Kamp wrote:
> Hi,
>
> we have a Toshiba Cable modem for Internet Access (in Germany). Do these
> cable modems have something like a simple firewall that drops packets
> that come from outside? I am not aware of any method to manage that
> modem (no browser or ssh access).
> Without any kind of that functionality or at least a router at the cable
> modem port, I guess the (single) computer behind the cable modem is very
> easy to attack, right? In that case, I should buy a firewall, right?
Buy a cheap wireless G router with a 4-port switch. You can just
plug your PC into it and later if you get a laptop you're ready to
go. They're like $40-$50 for a Netgear/Linksys. Run a free or
cheap software firewall (or the one that comes with some Windoze
OSs - like XP) and that covers you for spyware trying to get out
from your PC - the router will handle the incoming stuff.
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