Re: ISP Questions

This is true with dial ups too.  I'm on a dial up and have Zone Alarm
installed.  It stops about 1 suspected break-in almost everytime I'm
on-line, sometimes more often.  There is one especially pesky one from Asia
that has hit me sometimes as much as 3 or 4 times when I am on-line for even
a short time.
Karin

> Just a reminder that, whether you go with Cable or DSL connection at home,
> be sure to set up a firewall any time you have such an "always on"
> connection.  The "bad guys" are constantly seeking an open door to come
into
> a computer, and having your computer on a DSL or cable connection is like
> having it "shared" in Windows.  Lots of other folks can gain illegal
access
> to it.
>
> Paul
>
>
>

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