Re: XP box inside the firewall

[Jeff <jcoppock1@comcast.net>]

Kristof Goossens, 2003-Jul-30 14:09 +0200:
> On Wed, Jul 30, 2003 at 02:01:06PM +0200, Kjetil Kjernsmo wrote:
> > Hi all!
> 
> [snip]
> 
> > The question is really if I could do something in the firewall that 
> > would help isolate the XP box somewhat. Closing outgoing ports (input 
> > ports are all closed), drop certain types of packages, or something 
> > like that? 
> 
> You can set the notebook on a different network. Put the firewall/router
> on that network with another nic. It's the principle of a dmz... By putting
> the notebook on another network, and prohibitting access from that network
> to the internal network, you can keep your internal systems safer...

This is a good option.  In addition, or even instead of this, educate
your parents about your security concerns.  Assuming that you trust
your parents, education could be the simplest solution.

jc

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