[thechat] networking fun and a stupid question

[Shirley Kaiser, SKDesigns]

At 01:23 AM 3/10/2002, you typed:
>shirley,
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> > From: Shirley Kaiser, SKDesigns
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> > > yes, if there were all win2k you could do that using
> > > its built-in dial-up sharing feature.
> >
> > Well, I could upgrade the Win98se computer, too..... I
> > don't mind doing that if that's a good thing to do, too.
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>i wouldn't do it for the dial-up sharing feature (can't vouch for how
>good/bad it is), but i'd definitely do it purely for the stability
>improvements of win2k over win9x.

I'm really noticing that with my 2 new-to-me win2k computers (one's a Dell
laptop, one's a Dell workstation). So yes, I have no problem upgrading for
better stability and tossing in the dial-up sharing feature is fine, too.

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> > OK. And yes, I have only internal modems right now.
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>you'll notice that you can get one off ebay for pretty cheap.

Ah, great. Thanks.

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> > > additionally, you'll be putting all your machines
> > > behind a protective screen.
> >
> > I've got them all using ZoneAlarm right now, which has
> > been helping significantly, so I do have what seems to be
> > good firewall protection for my dial-ups, at least.
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>maybe i'm just paranoid, but i don't feel comfortable with a machine
>connected directly to the internet, with or without zone alarm.  i'd *much*
>rather have a hardware firewall between my machine and the net.

Well, and this is why I wrote my comment in the way that I did. I had a
feeling that perhaps the hardware firewall might have better protection.
And especially now that I'm networking my computers I want to be that much
more careful, too.

So going with what you suggest sounds like a great way to go for some very
important reasons. Thanks for your thoughts on all this, Jeff!

Warmly,
Shirley

>just my 2c,
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>.jeff
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