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Post by elvisuk on Nov 5, 2010 20:54:22 GMT
H! Mikkh,
I had my broadband upgraded today to 50mb i have a password and it works fine in W7 on my Tower and my Laptop i tried it with Linux Mint 9 64bit on my Tower and my Laptop and it works fine, so i tired it with Linux Mint on my Tower and W7 on my Laptop and it works fine
I was just thinking do i need to do anything else to my network as i have a password and i think my network is set up but i do not know about weather the encryption is set up or not?
I have a new madam & a new Router D-Link it will have a Firewall in the Router won't it?
Thanks
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Post by mikkh on Nov 5, 2010 21:58:25 GMT
Yes it will be a wireless router with built in firewall
There should be a setup wizard disk to use in Windows for setting up the wireless security
It only needs to be done once and then it will work in all OS's
Alternatively you can just login to the router from Linux or Windows and set the security that way - using 'ipconfig' (Windows) or 'ifconfig' (Linux) to find out what the routers IP Address is - normally 192.168.1.1 or some variation of that
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Post by elvisuk on Nov 6, 2010 1:20:08 GMT
H! Mikkh,
Yes i have been looking at the manual too night and what you say is what it says the only thing i don't now is what do i do about the encryption is it done when i set the my network up is it automatic?
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Post by elvisuk on Nov 7, 2010 19:22:39 GMT
H! Mikkh,
Got it all sorted, do i need the Linux Mint Firewall running ?
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Post by ken on Nov 7, 2010 19:56:31 GMT
You dont need any software firewall Elvis, once the hardware one is turned on.
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Post by mikkh on Nov 7, 2010 21:12:23 GMT
No you don't need it, but unlike many Windows software firewalls, it doesn't consume vast resources or pop up panic inducing messages about threats blocked - it just does it's job silently
Having suffered the horrors of Zone Alarm and a few others in Windows, I used to make sure Linux software firewalls were off too, but then I switched a few on for testing purposes and found it's a whole different ball game in Linux - no noticeable slowdown and no annoying messages either.
You can switch it off if you like, but there's no problem in leaving it on either
I don't even check now when I test a new distro - if the default is off, I don't rush to switch it on because my router is protecting me, and if the default is on, I don't really care because it's not slowing me down and I'm a bit more protected
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Post by elvisuk on Nov 8, 2010 13:14:09 GMT
OK KC, Thanks You lost again KC need HELP finding W7 ;D
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Post by elvisuk on Nov 8, 2010 13:21:48 GMT
H! Mikkh, Yes i have left Linux firewall on as i always do have it on as you say it's not a problem like some firewalls are but i must admit W7 firewall i have left on and i have not heard anything from it. Thanks for your help it is appreciated in Linux and W7
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Post by mikkh on Nov 8, 2010 13:37:33 GMT
Yeah the inbuilt one in Windows is OK, it stops the security centre nagging at least I meant the third party ones like Zone Alarm or those built into security suites like Norton or McAfee - they are too resource intensive for lower end machines
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Post by elvisuk on Nov 8, 2010 14:49:55 GMT
"I meant the third party ones like Zone Alarm or those built into security suites like Norton or McAfee - they are too resource intensive for lower end machines" Yes Mikkh i did now what you meant I have now decided to leave W7 and Linux inbuilt firewall on
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