We are trying to figure out what this guy is talking about.
He says something about having 2 logins for the internet
"If you are using anything SIMILAR for your ISP as you are using for your Internet logins, then security isn't very good."

Don't know what they are talking about, because we have a username and password that we had to enter in when setting up the Internet to work.

He also said something about having a LAN. See, we are trying to figure out still what is going on with sites I use, my information getting all messed up and getting my mom's information somehow. Then when I mentioned how we are setup, here is another thing they said to-
"Having your LAN set up like that is a lot more serious when it comes to security."

Another thing they said is this:
"Having the sharing of printer and files on each other's computers can allow any malware to attack the whole NETWORK. Logging onto the Internet with one password and username makes it even easier."


Which before we did all this, we were told that it would be Ok to do this. Currently like on my mom's computer if I look under Network Connections, here is some of the stuff it lists:
Under the section that says LAN or High-Speed Internet
There are 2 things
1. 1394 Net Adapter
2. Local Area Connection
Intel(R) Pro/100 VE Network Connection
Both also have Firewalled next to them

The modem and router are both on my computer and wired through the attic out to my mom's computer.





I suspect you don't know what he's talking about, because he doesn't know what you're talking about. Not sure I do either... and that probably won't change until we speak the same language. So, here you go... Home Network, Wireless Network and Computer Networking Made Easy.We have been to the site you give us, and all the others out there before setting things up the way we have them.

This is why we do not understand why this guy is saying that the way we have it set up to share our printer and everything else is not correct to do?
He also said that we would not have a LAN setup. We do have it setup that way.

Then he writes back talking about having 2 logins for the Internet. Don't know what 2 logins he is talking about. Our ISP, which we thought stands for Internet Service Provider- we have a username and password that is the same for everyone to use. On my computer and on my mom's.

The other thing we are trying to figure out is what is CAUSING sites that we have accounts on to pick up other information. We keep having problems with not being able to login to accounts anymore and then when you give the information needed to get them back, its all wrong. We finally maybe figured out some of what is going on. They sent it to my mom's email account on one of them. We are trying to figure out how they got my mom's email address. Is this because of the way we have things setup?









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The LINK below is from Microsoft and has good general guidelines for home network security using Microsoft Windows. It should not be necessary to buy any additional equipment or software to make your home network reasonably secure against attacks from outsiders. Of course, you need to have some type of anti-virus software installed. Some of the best available are free for a trial interval.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/security/default.mspx open
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