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[Guest]

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ok experts out there ? I am on dial up internet live in the country( darn).
what I would like to know is can I add a router to my system to make it
more safe. Merry xmas to alll

 

[Guest]

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snowball,

Router's that have modems (or that you'd hook a modem up to) are typically
much more expensive than standard small office/home office broadbrand
routers. Also, If you are using dial-up, would I be right in guessing that
you aren't connected all the time? If not - i'd say this: yes, you'd
probably be more secure... but you probably are very secure as it is... You
probably have a dynamic IP address that changes every time you're online and
you probably don't host anything anybody would want anyway. So i'd just use
the built-in firewall w/ XP (specifically SP2) and be satisfied. That's
just my .2$

Best Regards,
G. Samuel Hays

"snowball" <snowball@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> ok experts out there ? I am on dial up internet live in the country(
> darn).
> what I would like to know is can I add a router to my system to make it
> more safe. Merry xmas to alll

 

[Jimbo]

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snowball wrote:
> ok experts out there ? I am on dial up internet live in the country( darn).
> what I would like to know is can I add a router to my system to make it
> more safe. Merry xmas to alll

I use an SMC7004ABR wired only router. It has a serial port that I
have connected to an external modem. I have two computers connected to
the router and the dial-up works just fine. And it gives me a hardware
"firewall" that hides the computers on the network. But routers with
dial-up modem capability are few and far between. Check with SMC, they
may have current models with serial ports for connecting a modem. My
model was not expensive compared to other routers without the serial port.

Good luck, jimbo

 

[Guest]

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thank you for your fast and speedy reply I do have a lot of security Norton,
Spy Bot and Ad-Ware plus sp2. so I will forgo the router
"G. Samuel Hays" wrote:

> snowball,
>
> Router's that have modems (or that you'd hook a modem up to) are typically
> much more expensive than standard small office/home office broadbrand
> routers. Also, If you are using dial-up, would I be right in guessing that
> you aren't connected all the time? If not - i'd say this: yes, you'd
> probably be more secure... but you probably are very secure as it is... You
> probably have a dynamic IP address that changes every time you're online and
> you probably don't host anything anybody would want anyway. So i'd just use
> the built-in firewall w/ XP (specifically SP2) and be satisfied. That's
> just my .2$
>
> Best Regards,
> G. Samuel Hays
>
> "snowball" <snowball@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:104E566E-8F54-463C-8F6F-A8D07CBD6533@microsoft.com...
> > ok experts out there ? I am on dial up internet live in the country(
> > darn).
> > what I would like to know is can I add a router to my system to make it
> > more safe. Merry xmas to alll
>
>
>

 

[Guest]

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thank you for you fast and speedy reply much appreciated


"jimbo" wrote:

> snowball wrote:
> > ok experts out there ? I am on dial up internet live in the country( darn).
> > what I would like to know is can I add a router to my system to make it
> > more safe. Merry xmas to alll
>
> I use an SMC7004ABR wired only router. It has a serial port that I
> have connected to an external modem. I have two computers connected to
> the router and the dial-up works just fine. And it gives me a hardware
> "firewall" that hides the computers on the network. But routers with
> dial-up modem capability are few and far between. Check with SMC, they
> may have current models with serial ports for connecting a modem. My
> model was not expensive compared to other routers without the serial port.
>
> Good luck, jimbo
>

 

[peter]

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If you want to be safer while online(or if you sometimes forget your online)
check out ZoneAlarm.
peter
"snowball" <snowball@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> thank you for you fast and speedy reply much appreciated
>
>
> "jimbo" wrote:
>
>> snowball wrote:
>> > ok experts out there ? I am on dial up internet live in the country(
>> > darn).
>> > what I would like to know is can I add a router to my system to make it
>> > more safe. Merry xmas to alll
>>
>> I use an SMC7004ABR wired only router. It has a serial port that I
>> have connected to an external modem. I have two computers connected to
>> the router and the dial-up works just fine. And it gives me a hardware
>> "firewall" that hides the computers on the network. But routers with
>> dial-up modem capability are few and far between. Check with SMC, they
>> may have current models with serial ports for connecting a modem. My
>> model was not expensive compared to other routers without the serial port.
>>
>> Good luck, jimbo
>>