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| Posted By | Discussion Topic: Routers | ||||
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| nj_voodoo | posted on 11-29-2001 @ 8:03 PM |    | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Oct. 00  | Tech question: I have a cable modem. A few friends of mine talk about routers. Okay. Are they worth having? Is a router considered a firewall? WHICH one is best? by the way, did i spell router right? | ||||
| adolescentmasturbator | posted on 11-29-2001 @ 9:15 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Jan. 01 | quote: Yes. Yes. I like Netgear, and Linksys. D-Link also makes nice ones.  Resident Board Socialist IM me at stickysituation2 | ||||
| fbdlingfrg wow, my name looks odd without 5 lines of type below it in bold and purple and red G.O.O.F.B.A.H.G.S. Red Wings Captain Cecil JBA~Remove the Pick & Click NOW! | posted on 11-29-2001 @ 9:32 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | for my birthday, my parents got a lynksys router so that the cable modem can be used in my room, and it works great.still fast, has a firewall, but was a bitch to set up.you'll want to call tech support, probably | ||||
| adolescentmasturbator | posted on 11-29-2001 @ 9:37 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Jan. 01 | quote: Just follow the instructions. It takes most people 10-20 minutes. Resident Board Socialist IM me at stickysituation2 | ||||
Nay. We are but men. ROCK. The man with the plan. | posted on 11-30-2001 @ 11:10 AM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | I have the Linksys router w/integrated 4-port hub. Dependsing on your cable provider it can work right out of the damn box. Another good thing about it is you can put in a computer name and workgroup/domain. Sounds useless first but some companies (like mine... Comcast) provide you with a computer name. So *if* my computer were hooked up like they want (cable modem directly to computer), my computer would have to have THEIR stupid name. With this, the router has their name in it, and the computers on my network can have their own names. All the admin screens are web-based, and the router defaults itself to 192.168.1.1.... as long as your computer is set to grab an IP automatically, the router will be your DHCP server.  "Miracles and lucky charms made the girl of my dreams the girl in my arms." - Dr. Frank | ||||
| PeterDragon | posted on 11-30-2001 @ 11:54 AM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Jan. 01 | I've been using the linksys for over a year. Only problem I've ever had is with some online games. Otherwise it is fairly invisible. It does act like a firewall, although it doesn't mean you are immune to everything. If you go to Gibson Research they have a few free utilities,documents, etc which show your vulnerability or lack thereof.  | ||||
| RandomNY | posted on 11-30-2001 @ 8:21 PM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Sep. 00 | Steve Gibson suggests using ZONEALARM with the Linksys and probably every router.. Except for maybe the 2000 dollar 3com :) | ||||
| QuickStop I won the last OA.com Sig contest & all I got was this cheesey status... Who is driving? Oh my God! Bear is Driving! How can that be?!? G.O.O.F.B.A.H.G.S. Kickflip b/s Tailslide Strike Team | posted on 11-30-2001 @ 11:11 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Aug. 01 | quote: is it hard to set up even if you dont want to use it as a firewall? cause i want to hook up my PS2 to my cable modem and i think the THPS3 manual says that firewalls might screw things up  AIM | E-MAIL My grandmother always said, "Why buy the cow, when you can get the sex for free?" | ||||
| adolescentmasturbator | posted on 11-30-2001 @ 11:18 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Jan. 01 | quote: Well just to be safe you could open up ports 1-9999. Resident Board Socialist IM me at stickysituation2 | ||||
| QuickStop I won the last OA.com Sig contest & all I got was this cheesey status... Who is driving? Oh my God! Bear is Driving! How can that be?!? G.O.O.F.B.A.H.G.S. Kickflip b/s Tailslide Strike Team | posted on 11-30-2001 @ 11:30 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Aug. 01 | quote: since i dont know what that means, i will hold all questions until i get the router AIM | E-MAIL My grandmother always said, "Why buy the cow, when you can get the sex for free?" | ||||
| DasDoomper | posted on 12-05-2001 @ 6:25 PM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Jun. 01 | quote: OK, a firewall is pretty much like it sounds - a "wall" around your computer that keeps other computers from accesssing your computer. A "port" is like a door in the wall that has a security guard standing watch. Information that is suppose to be leaving or being received by your computer passes through these "doors". When they do, the firewall's "security guards" recognize information that is being sent and collected. It determines if the information is actually suppose to be sent or recieved, and it lets it pass through the port if you have given it permission to do so. If you haven't given it permission to be sent or received, your computer will usually inform you (in the case of a software router) and ask you what you want to do. If you open ports 1-9999, you are basically telling the firewall to let all internet traffic come and go though any port without being questioned by the firewall. IMO, not a good idea if you have another computer hooked up and running to the router. Just make sure it's off when you open up all the ports. DasDoomper  | ||||
| Veritable Saint | posted on 12-10-2001 @ 4:57 PM | | |||
| Hanger-On Registered: Dec. 01 | I have the SMC barricade routher and it is awesome, it comes with a built in print server too. Setup takes about 5 minutes. | ||||
| Veritable Saint | posted on 12-10-2001 @ 4:57 PM | | |||
| Hanger-On Registered: Dec. 01 | I have the SMC barricade routher and it is awesome, it comes with a built in print server too. Setup takes about 5 minutes. | ||||
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