01.29.01
With more and more people seting up a home network, it is getting
increasingly apparent that they will also need a firewall for their
network.
In today's NetworkNewz, we are going to learn how to set up a
firewall for our home network.
As always, if you have any articles or stories that you would like
to share, send them to me and I will try to include them in an issue
of NetworkNewz.
Patrick Stoddard
NetworkNewz Editor
Protecting the corporate office we all agree is important. Protecting
employees at their home office can be equally important.
From my IT perspective, supporting home office computing is something
I have attempted to avoid like the plague. The thought of delving
into the morass of issues involved in the setup and support of a home
computer with games, educational software, various home peripherals
like digital cameras and modems simply sends shivers up my spine.
However, with the profusion of always-on Internet connectivity, IT
interest in secure home computing is about to move into the fast
lane.
Until recently, folks who took work home typically copied data onto
a floppy disk, slipped it into a briefcase, handbag or backpack and
then, through the tried-and-true sneaker net, copied their files onto
their home system. Home systems that enjoyed Internet access
typically used a dial-up account with a randomly assigned IP address
that made it difficult for someone interested in company information
from actually attempting to attack the remote employee’s computer.
