On Sat, 9 Sep 2006 07:50:01 -0700, leeroy <lee***@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:
>hi all
>can someone help?
>Is it possilbe for a rougr dailer to dailer out using a broadband moden or
>connection?
>
>thanks lee
Lee,
If your dialup modem is not connected to the phone system, a rogue dialer cannot
dial out. This is why I advise everybody to get rid of their internal dialup
modems, and get a router and external modem. Connect the computer by Ethernet
only.
<
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/sharing-your-dialup-internet-service.html>http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/sharing-your-dialup-internet-service.htmlEven if the dialer can't get out, it can still waste CPU cycles. Know what's on
your computer.
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http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/please-protect-yourself-layer-your.html>http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/please-protect-yourself-layer-your.html<
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/04/watching-what-your-computer-is-doing.html>http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/04/watching-what-your-computer-is-doing.html