On 15/07/2008, at 7:58 AM, Lance A. Brown wrote: > William T Goodall said the following on 7/14/2008 2:53 PM: > >> So how do you download the patches if you can't put an unpatched >> Windows computer on the internet? > > You don't hook it directly to the Internet. If you are on a broadband > connection, get a router or wireless access point with an integrated > switch and connect your cable or dsl modem to the router or access > point, then plug your new windows computer into that. This lets the > router take all the scans and intrusion attempts and as long as you > are > careful where you browse to, you can download the security updates > without compromising your machine.
...and for the 95% of home PC users who buy a PC at PC World or Walmart or from Dell, and plug it straight in to their modem when they get it home? Charlie. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
