Data Doctors Radio Program
The Fabulously Fantastical Firewall
The Internet is the world's largest computer network and if you have a connection (if you don't, you couldn't be reading this!) you need a firewall.
A firewall is the best way to put a barrier between you and the 2 billion knuckleheads that are also connected to the Internet.
A handful of those knuckleheads are constantly probing the Internet to see which of you aren't properly protecting yourself so they can take advantage of you.
Firewalls are an essential part of the Internet connected computer, but they come in many flavors.
Listen-in as the Data Doctors discuss all the ins and outs of the Fabulously Fantastic Firewall!
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Original Air Date: Jul 12, 2008
This Week's Links
- How Firewalls work
- Hardware Firewall vs Software Firewall
- Setting up the Windows Vista Firewall
- Using the Windows XP Firewall
- For the highly technical or paranoid - PC Mags review of 3rd party firewall software
- Enabling the Mac OS X firewall that is disabled by default
- Secure your laptop when connecting to public WiFi networks
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Port Forwarding: Port forwarding allows remote computers (usually through the Internet) to connect to a specific computer or device behind a firewall.
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