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McAfee Total Protection
Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 7:52 pm
by UBT - Halifax-lad
Right I got rid of my Internet Security product provided by my cable company today as it does not have wireless support at the moment
So for now I have a free service from Trend Micro came with the router, has anyone tried
this, think I may buy it
Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 7:59 pm
by James Box
O...k... I guess they really are out to get you.
Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 8:00 pm
by UBT - Halifax-lad
James Box wrote:O...k... I guess they really are out to get you.
:?
Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 8:02 pm
by UBT - Mikee
60 quid!???!!
Just cos you're getting paid tomorrow doesn't mean you
have to spend it!
Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 8:04 pm
by UBT - Halifax-lad
Got paid today already spent £150 of it :lol: :lol: more to be spent tomorrow and the day after
Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 8:06 pm
by James Box
I just have a firewall built in to my dsl modem, with a few select ports opened to my Linux server which has its own firewall. Virus-scan all incoming email and downloads. Wireless router is encrypted.
If someone really wants to hack my network, there's not much to find
Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 8:08 pm
by UBT - Halifax-lad
Well I currently have 3 firewalls the router has 2, and then theres my normal firewall on my system.
Don't mind the price tag, its a small price to pay really
Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 8:09 pm
by UBT - PaulT
Save your money Dave.
I've been using wireless for about 2 years now and still use AVG and Sygate on my windows box and only run AVG on my Linux box so as not to unintentionally email a virus to anyone else.
You are at no more of a threat now than you were before going wireless.
Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 8:11 pm
by James Box
UBT - Halifax--lad wrote:Well I currently have 3 firewalls the router has 2, and then theres my normal firewall on my system.
Don't mind the price tag, its a small price to pay really
If you don't mind throwing your money away on something you don't really need and just slows your system down, go right ahead...
Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 8:12 pm
by UBT - Halifax-lad
UBT - PaulT wrote:You are at no more of a threat now than you were before going wireless.
Its been something I have been thinking of doing for a while changing to someone else the router just kind of spurred me on to finally doing it. It seems to have a lot of features built in, lots of buttons for me to click
Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 8:14 pm
by UBT - Mikee
If you want some buttons to click I'll send you some - £20 each sound good?
Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 8:15 pm
by UBT - Halifax-lad
UBT - Mikeejones wrote:If you want some buttins to click I'll send you some - £20 each sound good?
What are buttins
:lol: :lol:
Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 8:21 pm
by UBT - Mikee
It's all bobbins anyway
(I can sell you some of them as well if you want!)
Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 8:25 pm
by UBT - PaulT
UBT - Halifax--lad wrote:Well I currently have 3 firewalls the router has 2, and then theres my normal firewall on my system.
What are you trying to hide?
You only need 1 firewall mate.
If you were a big multi national organisation with trade secrets to hide fair enougth, but for a home PC, I do think your going a bit too far
UBT - Halifax-Lad wrote:Its been something I have been thinking of doing for a while changing to someone else the router just kind of spurred me on to finally doing it. It seems to have a lot of features built in, lots of buttons for me to click
A router is a router, be it wired or wireless. By all means change your software if you have no confidence with your current setup, but £60 seems a bit much when you can get the same for nowt.
Sygate was discontinued ages ago but I still have complete faith in it.
Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 8:29 pm
by UBT - Halifax-lad
I don't have faith in my ex-provider seen as though my web browser was hi-jacked not so many weeks ago, something that should not have happened at all.
Not my problem I have 2 firewalls on the router it came that way there activated and I can't be arsed switching them off.
Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 8:30 pm
by UBT - Halifax-lad
UBT - Mikeejones wrote:It's all bobbins anyway
(I can sell you some of them as well if you want!)
A package deal then
