Candise Flippin on tue 12 sep 00
Here is a great web site that covers this issue well.
http://computingcentral.msn.com/topics/bandwidth/speedtest500.asp
Thanks, Candise in San Diego
Beth Donovan on tue 12 sep 00
Erin and all,
I have been using Zone Alarm for about 6 months and I have been amazed at
how much traffic does try to hit my pc. I work for a phone company and I am
very familiar with DSL - it is great if you are close to the CO (Company
Office - where the switch lives), but only if you live within a certain
radius of it. Local phone companies in most areas sell DSL, but I have
found that cable is faster and more reliable for those of us who may live a
bit further out. Check with your cable TV company and see if they have cable
access - it is often as fast as having a T1 line into the house.
Sorry if this is not ceramic related enough. I'm just a beginner, and if I
see something I know about, I'm bound to pipe up.
I saved for a long time to buy a kiln, but now I find that I have this
terrible fear of failure, and I'm scared to death to try to actually fire
something in my kiln for fear it will turn out bad. Silly, considering how
cheap clay is!
Beth Donovan
Leavenworth, KS
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From: Ceramic Arts Discussion List [mailto:CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG]On
Behalf Of Erin Hayes
Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2000 5:58 AM
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: Re: Zone Alarm and Personal Firewalls
Hi All!
I just got a DSL line at home, and the techs recommended ZoneAlarm to me.
It's amazing to see how much traffic tries to come in - the software tracks
every attempt. Most of them are cookies trying to check in, I think, but
it's still a little unnerving.
I was told that ZoneAlarm is as good or better than anything you'd pay for.
I can't evaluate the accuracy of that, but it's certainly kept my computer
safe so far.
Erin.
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Russel Fouts on tue 12 sep 00
Diane,
>> I run a program called Zone Alarm: it blocks other computers from
accessing yours, and it also allows you to keep your computer from accessing
the net without your permission. Not sure who makes it (my ex installed it
for me) but I bet it can be found using any search engine. It certainly
makes me feel more comfortable knowing other people can't hack my checkbook.
<<
Zone Alarm is a "Personal Firewall". Firewalls are used on computer networks
connected to the internet to prevent crackers from getting in and from
unauthorised programs using your connection to get out. Zone Alarm does this
for personal computers. It's mainly aimed at people who are continuously
connected via cable or DSL.
Basically, it makes your computer invisible to the internet. So that anyone
scanning for "open" computers to crack into won't see it.
People using a modem on a telephone line are much less susceptible to this
kind of attack since you're not usually connected long enough for them to
see you and every time you connect, you're computer is assigned a different
IP (internet protocol) address. Which means that if their scanner sees your
computer and notes it, by the time they get back to checking the address,
you've disconnected.The next time you connect, you have been re-assigned a
different address.
Your IP address is assigned to you automatically by your internet service
provider from a "pool" of addresses. People who are connected via cable or
DSL also get their IP addresses this way but since they stay connected
longer (sometimes permanently!) they get re-assigned new addresses less
often.
Zone Alarm won't prevent your getting the kind of virus that Craig had but
it will prevent the virus from "dialling-out" to do it's business.
The site (at the incomprehensible URL) below is called Shields Up, describes
some of the risks and allows you to test the vulnerability of your computer.
https://grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2
Zone Alarm can be downloaded for free from http://www.zonelabs.com/
Try the site above again after installing Zone Alarm.
Russel
Russel Fouts
Mes Potes & Mes Pots
Brussels, Belgium
Tel: +32 2 223 02 75
Mobile: +32 476 55 38 75
Http://www.mypots.com
http://www.Japan-Net.ne.jp/~iwcat
Richard Jeffery on tue 12 sep 00
Zone Alarm no longer seems available from software supplier site - free
download links all now point to the "pro" version, which costs. Still free
from ZDNet download sites, though.
And pretty spiffing it looks, too - having just exposed the contents of my
PC to the Opt Out sniffer....
[sorry if that makes little sense - it's late]
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Behalf Of ARTISTINSC@AOL.COM
Sent: 12 September 2000 20:28
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: Re: Zone Alarm and Personal Firewalls
DSL is phone and the company who is the server usually supplies it, although
that could change. It is much faster but not as fast as cable installed road
runner but it is not an open line 24/7 like roadrunner is.
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Erin Hayes on tue 12 sep 00
Hi All!
I just got a DSL line at home, and the techs recommended ZoneAlarm to me.
It's amazing to see how much traffic tries to come in - the software tracks
every attempt. Most of them are cookies trying to check in, I think, but
it's still a little unnerving.
I was told that ZoneAlarm is as good or better than anything you'd pay for.
I can't evaluate the accuracy of that, but it's certainly kept my computer
safe so far.
Erin.
MOORE, Robert J. on tue 12 sep 00
Hello Erin,
I'm curious to what the difference is between DSL and a cable modem
connection. Can you tell me?
Is it faster? On a phone line? Who is providing it to you.
Just curious.
Robert Moore
rjmoore2@ius.edu
-----Original Message-----
From: Erin Hayes [mailto:ehayes@BMI.NET]
Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2000 8:58 AM
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: Re: Zone Alarm and Personal Firewalls
Hi All!
I just got a DSL line at home, and the techs recommended ZoneAlarm to me.
It's amazing to see how much traffic tries to come in - the software tracks
every attempt. Most of them are cookies trying to check in, I think, but
it's still a little unnerving.
I was told that ZoneAlarm is as good or better than anything you'd pay for.
I can't evaluate the accuracy of that, but it's certainly kept my computer
safe so far.
Erin.
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ARTISTINSC@AOL.COM on tue 12 sep 00
DSL is phone and the company who is the server usually supplies it, although
that could change. It is much faster but not as fast as cable installed road
runner but it is not an open line 24/7 like roadrunner is.
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