tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11522380.post9155327303343158213..comments2023-10-26T05:57:03.209-07:00Comments on Skeptacles: Recurring interests, (useful?) obsessionsStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02211730939356678631noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11522380.post-8932256001700739752006-11-16T06:22:00.000-07:002006-11-16T06:22:00.000-07:00Thanks JJ.
I had not heard of using a Mac that wa...Thanks JJ.<br /><br />I had not heard of using a Mac that way, to defend a network. I'm no expert, and I've unfortunately not been a Mac man since the stone ages, but I gather the Mac is pretty strong and has its roots in Unix. In that sense, I suppose that's roughly equivalent to what I'm doing with the Smoothwall firewall, except that with Smoothwall it's Linux rather than Unix, and the Smoothwall machine is dedicated to that function (which I gather a Mac probably would not be).<br /><br />I don't know. In my ignorance, if I had a Mac, I'd still protect the network with a dedicated router/firewall and place the Mac there, just like any PC, protecting itself from whatever might get past the firewall.<br /><br />Software? I'm running Kaspersky Internet Suite 6 for anti-virus and firewall, along with Windows Defender. Seems fine. My kid bought Windows One Care from Microsoft, which seems fine, too. He and I are both prejudiced against Norton, which I've run a lot before. <br /><br />I don't run an email client any more, opting instead for webmail (I use GoDaddy and Gmail, both of which seem fine. The only disadvantage is speed, but I'm pretty slow anyway.<br /><br />Are you going to go with Vista? Now that I think about it, you didn't say you were building a Windows box, just a box. Are you going to go with Windows or Linux or Unix or...?<br /><br />Good luck with the project.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02211730939356678631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11522380.post-13393901535683480042006-11-15T12:15:00.000-07:002006-11-15T12:15:00.000-07:00Congratulations on your KMAD.
I'm in the process ...Congratulations on your KMAD.<br /><br />I'm in the process of building a new computer. Do you have any advice for what software I should install.<br /><br />My nephew, who has some sort of web space company, tells me that the best way to protect a network is to make data pass through an Apple computer before getting to the PC network.jj mollohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15011855944240477996noreply@blogger.com