[LUAU] IP address on Cable

[Vince Hoang]

On Mar 3, 2011, at 12:36 PM, Al Plant <noc at hdk5.net> wrote
> Does anyone on the list have experience with a firewall on an Oceanic cable feed? Linux or Freebsd is what I use,.but I only have experience with firewalls on Telcom lines.

IP is IP. It doesn't matter if your provider hands you cable, DSL, Ethernet or wireless; you protect it the same way.

> I am trying to help a guy with a Windows 7 box.  He has netflix on this cable too so it may have a fixed IP.
> 
> He gets attacked a lot with viruses and other weirdness even with Norton on the box.
> 
> Any suggestions appreciated.

If you have a gateway that does NAT, you are shielded from most of the network based attacks.

However, I see most malware through compromised sites and ads, via the web these days.

I'll second Jon's suggestion of FireFox/NoScript for tech savvy folks. For others, start with an ad blocker and Chrome if Win7/IE8 doesn't seem to be doing the trick.

My best suggestion is to have 1 PC that has no network access or is only used to visit financial sites and a 2nd PC for recreational use.

-Vince