Re: Verizon DSL->WIFI Security

[Stan Zaske <zaske@insightbb.com>]

Thanks Lee, I researched "how-to's" on installing and configuring 
NetBooie on my XP and 98 machines and disabled File and Printer sharing 
on TCP/IP and it seems to be working fine. Thanks! @:D>


L. V. Lammert wrote:
> At 12:41 AM 12/8/2005 -0600, you wrote:
> 
>> This is a very good explanation of what it is and I thank you for the 
>> reply. Off the top of your head, can you think of a good URL that 
>> gives detailed instructions on the subject? I have a D-Link router and 
>> have setup a DMZ on my least important PC but still the idea of having 
>> my local network more secure interests me greatly. @:D>
> 
> 
> Stan,
> 
> There aren't any detailed instructions that I know of, as there are 
> simply too many nuances to fit into a simple HOWTO.
> 
> In general, secure MS networking should be done via NetBEUI, .. turning 
> OFF 'NetBios over TCP/IP'. There can be issues, however - what if you 
> want to share a folder over wireless? Can't be done without TCP/IP, 
> unfortunately.
> 
> MS file sharing is so risky that if you CAN live within a single subnet, 
> you're far better off going NetBEUI. If you need files outside your 
> subnet (i.e. across a router), I would recommend scp.
> 
>         Lee
> 
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