Internet Connection Sharing protection

alexcrist
alexcrist ✭
edited April 2007 in General talk

Hi,


Today I connected my old computer to internet. To do this, I enabled Internet Connection Sharing on my newer PC and I connected the older one to it. Everything works fine.


My older PC has a very poor configuration (PII, 400MHz, 128 SDRAM, Windows 98SE). Obviously, I can't use BitDefender on that. :D


On the newer PC I have installed BD 10 IS.


Now my question: I know that the older PC won't be protected against viruses, but will the firewall protect it? I don't really care about advanced program rules for that PC, but I care about outside intrusion. Is the older computer protected against attacks?


As far as I know, port scanning is filtered by BD for both PC's (I've tested this). But what about other kinds of attacks (NetBIOS, worms, etc...)?


If the older PC is not protected against attacks/viruses that spread by themselves through my network, could anyone suggest a very light firewall that will work on that configuration?


Thanks in advance,


Cris.

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  • Escalader
    Escalader
    Hi,


    Today I connected my old computer to internet. To do this, I enabled Internet Connection Sharing on my newer PC and I connected the older one to it. Everything works fine.


    My older PC has a very poor configuration (PII, 400MHz, 128 SDRAM, Windows 98SE). Obviously, I can't use BitDefender on that. :D


    On the newer PC I have installed BD 10 IS.


    Now my question: I know that the older PC won't be protected against viruses, but will the firewall protect it? I don't really care about advanced program rules for that PC, but I care about outside intrusion. Is the older computer protected against attacks?


    As far as I know, port scanning is filtered by BD for both PC's (I've tested this). But what about other kinds of attacks (NetBIOS, worms, etc...)?


    If the older PC is not protected against attacks/viruses that spread by themselves through my network, could anyone suggest a very light firewall that will work on that configuration?


    Thanks in advance,


    Cris.


    Chris:


    You seem to have 2 issues, a FW for the PII and virus detection and removal.


    Check out the specification for the old free ZA with no extras on it just IN/Out packet scaning.


    For virus why not the free BD8? Or use an online scanner, they take no permanent space on the PC?

  • khufu
    khufu

    Hi Cris


    You can use Jetico 1 but is not so easy to configure it, but if you have some knowledge about rule creation and protocols it easy to use. Also you can look here for more info.

  • alexcrist
    alexcrist ✭

    Thank you both for your answers.


    @khufu: Jetico looks nice. I think I'll give it a try. :)

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