Re: Way OT now
- From: Paul J Gans <gans@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 03:59:52 +0000 (UTC)
DoN. Nichols <dnichols@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> That can be more difficult than you make it sound, depending on
>where you are. In some areas, especially in colleges, the mean time to
>infection for a new Windows box connected to the net is significantly
>shorter than the time needed to download and install the first security
>patch. The only *safe* way to install a new machine on such a net is to
>have the patches downloaded to a CD-ROM, and install them prior to ever
>connecting it to the net.
With firewall routers so cheap, another solution is to
simply put the router between the internet and your
computer.
I use a Linksys box which internally runs linux and a
firewall. I don't use it as a router.
If you want to be even more finicky, you can connect the
router to the computer and set the firewall settings to
suit yourself. *Then* plug the firewall into the network
and download patches.
And you can even be more sneaky. I have an ISP that allows
shell accounts. Right now I'm reading this newsgroup
on *their* machine. I read my e-mail the same way.
---- Paul J. Gans
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