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SSJKarma · 03-23-2004, 11:57 AM

people really need to get their fact straights today...

ROUTER = a little box called a router which used to broadcast your internet connection to all the computers in your local area network (multi computer connected to each other).

so seriously, there is no way to have gained a router with the DSL upgrade, unless one family member paid around 99$ to get one as it doesn't come with any internet connection you can buy !

FIREWALL = a software blocker that blocks unwanted connections to your computer !

now... having DSL or CABLE assure you to have a firewall integrated into your modem... why ? because it is now connected to internet at all times, so if you didn't had one, anyone could hvae access to your computer without you knowing it !

multiple ways to solve that problem, but it all needs of you to know how to get to the firewall. by default it shouldn't be blocking any ports, which is suppose to let you do whatever you want. in any case... the only way for it to do that is if one played around with it and changed the original configuration. or if the company guy who installed it, activated it and configured it without saying so !

in cases... you are screwed if you don't know where you are going with this !

computers tends to have such a bad behavior to new things !

03-23-2004, 11:57 AM	#8
SSJKarma Senior Member Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Canada somewhere in the province of quebec Posts: 5,445 Post Thanks / Like Thanks (Given): Thanks (Received): Likes (Given): Likes (Received): Dislikes (Given): Dislikes (Received): Points: 0 Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s) Quoted: 0 Post(s)	people really need to get their fact straights today... ROUTER = a little box called a router which used to broadcast your internet connection to all the computers in your local area network (multi computer connected to each other). so seriously, there is no way to have gained a router with the DSL upgrade, unless one family member paid around 99$ to get one as it doesn't come with any internet connection you can buy ! FIREWALL = a software blocker that blocks unwanted connections to your computer ! now... having DSL or CABLE assure you to have a firewall integrated into your modem... why ? because it is now connected to internet at all times, so if you didn't had one, anyone could hvae access to your computer without you knowing it ! multiple ways to solve that problem, but it all needs of you to know how to get to the firewall. by default it shouldn't be blocking any ports, which is suppose to let you do whatever you want. in any case... the only way for it to do that is if one played around with it and changed the original configuration. or if the company guy who installed it, activated it and configured it without saying so ! in cases... you are screwed if you don't know where you are going with this ! computers tends to have such a bad behavior to new things ! __________________ [img:sig_uid]http://membres.lycos.fr/imagesforum/Banner.gif[/img:sig_uid] "How did you escape my grasp ? no matter, i'll crush you now !" -DB : Lost Soul My Web Site http://membres.lycos.fr/xmvssf/