Text 14934, 31 rader
Skriven 2006-12-28 12:21:00 av Ellen K. (1:379/45)
  Kommentar till text 14927 av Ellen K. (1:379/45)
Ärende: Geo & Antti re: secure wireless router?
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From: Ellen K. <72322.1016@compuserve.com>

First of all, thanks for the responses.    :)

First:
OK, I understand that I can have one router that will be like my current one
for the desktops *and* wireless for the laptop.  This is good.  Does this
automatically result in all the machines being able to be online at the same
time if desired?

Second:
I still want to know about the security part.  I know about people freeloading
on the network when it includes wireless, and that that can be prevented.  But
what I want to know is how to protect all the machines against viruses etc --
do I have to have a firewall and antivirus on each one?  (What caught my eye in
the article about the ZA one was that it appeared to be saying it would do
everything.  I was trying to ask if that is true.)

Third:
The printer I bought is not the networkable version.  Right now it is connected
to one of the desktops and the other one uses it that way. You guys seem to be
saying it could be an entity on the network by itself.  We do have the same
model in my office and the way my office-mate and I share it is that it has an
IP address... there is some extra little device that attaches to it... is that
what you mean?  I think the extra device costs about $100... If I leave it as
is and get a combination router as you are suggesting, could I print from the
laptop to it *without* the extra device, i.e. similarly to how the other
desktop does it?

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