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I have 2 Windows PC's Networked with Belkin USB G Router and adaptors, the Network is encrypted and has a secure password. I had Nortons Internet Security installed but I found it interfered with my Internet connections and downloads so I have uninstalled it. Do I need to run a firewall software or does the Windows security and the encryption do the trick? thanks Daniel Hi
Bear in mind that though the same word Security is used to describe Secure Internet Connection and Secure Wireless from a Computer functioning perspective there is No relation between the two. Wireless Security has Nothing to do with securing the Internet Connection. Wireless is just a replacement for a Wire and thus can be intercepted by people in the neighborhood attaching them self to your Signal and use your LAN and your LAN's Internet Connection. To avoid Local Tapping there are Wireless Security measures. These measures are unique to the Wireless components, and have to be used even if there is No Internet Connection. These short pages describe the basic principles of functional Wireless Security. Wireless Security - http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Security.html WEP, WPA, and the Future - http://www.ezlan.net/wpa_wep.html Cable/DSL Router Hardware NAT and Firewall/AntiVirus/AntiSpy applications are the ones that protect the Internet connection from being invaded/infested, and preventing your LAN computers (Wired and Wireless) from transmitting out to the Internet privileged information. All the computers (as a Network) would have basic Internet protection by using a Cable/DSL Router. In addition, each computer on your Network that has access to the Internet should have its own Internet Connection protection regardless of whether it uses Wire or Wireless. Internet -Basic protection: http://www.ezlan.net/firewall.html Assemble Freeware Security suit for Internet Connection: http://www.ezlan.net/security.html In addition you should have tools available to clean your computers if they get Infested with Internet "Junk". Internet Infestation: http://www.ezlan.net/infestation.html Basic Steps in cleaning Internet "Junk" - http://www.ezlan.net/clean.html Jack (MVP-Networking). Show quoteHide quote "Daniel" <none@none> wrote in message news:%23GH9$CI9GHA.1172@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > Hi > > I have 2 Windows PC's Networked with Belkin USB G Router and adaptors, > the Network is encrypted and has a secure password. > > I had Nortons Internet Security installed but I found it interfered with > my Internet connections and downloads so I have uninstalled it. > > Do I need to run a firewall software or does the Windows security and > the encryption do the trick? > > thanks > > Daniel > Jack
thanks for all of the data, I will go through it all and hopefully understand some of it. Your reply included this statement "In addition, each computer on your Network that has access to the Internet should have its own Internet Connection protection regardless of whether it uses Wire or Wireless." Does Windows firewall provide that protection" Thanks Daniel Show quoteHide quote "Jack (MVP-Networking)." <J***@discussiongroup.com> wrote in message news:un%23YdGI9GHA.3620@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > Hi > > Bear in mind that though the same word Security is used to describe Secure > Internet Connection and Secure Wireless from a Computer functioning > perspective there is No relation between the two. > > Wireless Security has Nothing to do with securing the Internet Connection. > > Wireless is just a replacement for a Wire and thus can be intercepted by > people in the neighborhood attaching them self to your Signal and use your > LAN and your LAN's Internet Connection. To avoid Local Tapping there are > Wireless Security measures. These measures are unique to the Wireless > components, and have to be used even if there is No Internet Connection. > > These short pages describe the basic principles of functional Wireless > Security. > > Wireless Security - http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Security.html > > WEP, WPA, and the Future - http://www.ezlan.net/wpa_wep.html > > > Cable/DSL Router Hardware NAT and Firewall/AntiVirus/AntiSpy applications > are the ones that protect the Internet connection from being > invaded/infested, and preventing your LAN computers (Wired and Wireless) > from transmitting out to the Internet privileged information. > > All the computers (as a Network) would have basic Internet protection by > using a Cable/DSL Router. In addition, each computer on your Network that > has access to the Internet should have its own Internet Connection > protection regardless of whether it uses Wire or Wireless. > > Internet -Basic protection: http://www.ezlan.net/firewall.html > > Assemble Freeware Security suit for Internet Connection: > http://www.ezlan.net/security.html > > In addition you should have tools available to clean your computers if > they get Infested with Internet "Junk". > > Internet Infestation: http://www.ezlan.net/infestation.html > > Basic Steps in cleaning Internet "Junk" - http://www.ezlan.net/clean.html > > Jack (MVP-Networking). > > > > "Daniel" <none@none> wrote in message > news:%23GH9$CI9GHA.1172@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >> Hi >> >> I have 2 Windows PC's Networked with Belkin USB G Router and adaptors, >> the Network is encrypted and has a secure password. >> >> I had Nortons Internet Security installed but I found it interfered with >> my Internet connections and downloads so I have uninstalled it. >> >> Do I need to run a firewall software or does the Windows security and >> the encryption do the trick? >> >> thanks >> >> Daniel >> > > Daniel wrote:
> Hi On every Windows computer that is connected to the Internet you need a> > I have 2 Windows PC's Networked with Belkin USB G Router and > adaptors, the Network is encrypted and has a secure password. > > I had Nortons Internet Security installed but I found it interfered > with my Internet connections and downloads so I have uninstalled it. > > Do I need to run a firewall software or does the Windows security and > the encryption do the trick? firewall and an antivirus. The Windows Firewall that comes with Service Pack 2 is not full-featured but usually is sufficient for most people. You know your own needs the best. There is no built-in antivirus in Windows. Recommended antivirus programs are Kaspersky, NOD32, Avast, and AVG. Malke 
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