--- Kinjal Sonpal kinjalsonpal@softhome.net wrote:
Devdas Bhagat wrote on Monday, August 20, 2001
Actually, I would
recommend a Unix machine for an always on
connection.
Why so? Viral attacks? Is connecting windows box not good idea?
Definitely not. I've been told that Powersurfer uses Ethernet for the last mile. In that case, if you're using an unsecured Windows machine, you will be exporting your filesystem to the world. At the least, ensure that you use a good protection scheme such as Sygate Personal Firewall (look for it on download.com) to block critical ports such as 137-139 (Netbios), etc. so that you will have a reasonably secure machine. And remember, Windows is prone to all kinds of exploits, buffer overruns, et al. If you *have* to run Windows, I recommend a rather more secure system such as W2K (again properly secured, with all admin options locked down), Code Red notwithstanding - just apply the patch. :-(
You can do all this stuff a lot better - and more easily - if you're using a *NIX such as Linux or one of the BSD's.
Rgds,
Krishnan
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