Wireless Router As Firewall?

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Wireless Router As Firewall?

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mickeyw3340 View Member Profile	Mar 21 2005, 10:22 AM Post #1
Member Group: Members Posts: 15 Joined: 16-March 05 Member No.: 14,585	I am pleased with my LinkSys Wireless Router. Is it automatically a hardware firewall through the simplistic install, or must I do other tweaking? Also how does one go about being 100% certain their system is not accessable from outside. Do you simply go to someone else's site and computer and try to ping your computers? I can't imagine that that is a 100% indication that you are invisible from outside. Thanks in advance. Mickey -------------------- ......Mickey .... LinkSys Wireless Home Network. LinkSys Broadband Router 2 Desktop PCs ...One Laptop.

acklan View Member Profile	Mar 21 2005, 10:11 PM Post #2
Bleepin' cat's meow Group: Moderator Posts: 8,524 Joined: 11-January 05 From: Baton Rouge, La. Member No.: 9,323	Go to Shields Up ! to test your network . You maybe surprised . -------------------- "2007 & 2008 Windows Shell/User Award"

TEB View Member Profile	Mar 21 2005, 10:35 PM Post #3
Senior Member Group: Banned Posts: 449 Joined: 21-March 05 Member No.: 15,032	Well, the reouter does act a somewhat of a firewall by defualt because the ports that each computer from the network are differetn each time. The most somplistic way to keep your network secure from outside soruces, is to install a network key. And secure admin access through the browser. Heres what you do 1. In your browser address bar type the defualt gateway for your linksys router. Ex. 192.161.1.1 is i think the defualt one. 2. It will ask for your admin name and admin pass. Enter those, you shouldve gotten them with your roter. 3. Once you enter that youll be taken to the control panel for the router. 4. Browse to the area where you can set a network key 5. Mix the network key up with letters and numbers 6. browse to the area where you change the admin pass and name 7. Change the admin pass and name to something complicated that a hacker wouldnt guess. 8. Save changes and exit out. 9. Test out your new network key and login 10. If its all good, enjoy your secure network -------------------- =()()=Home Of The TEB=()()=

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