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Home Wireless Network Security Software
By jone

Insurance For Your High Speed InternetService Connection Home wireless network security for your DSL or cablehigh speed internet service is as important as having good home ownersinsurance. Why? Because uninsured (unsecured) high speed wireless internetconnections can be used to steal valuables (information) on your computer. Notso different from a thief stealing money or jewelry from your home while you'reaway on vacation. Crackers - not Hackers who are actually good code makers -crack into home wireless networks for fun. And if they can't access anythingimportant from your home computer, an experienced Cracker might use your unsecuredwireless internet connection to access other computers world wide. I hope thisarticle will encourage you to secure your high speed DSL or cable wirelessinternet connection today.

Enable Your Existing Wireless NetworkSecurity Software

Not too long ago, wireless network securitywas left to computer experts who would spend hours analyzing the types ofbreak-ins that were possible. These network security experts would then writecustomized computer programs to prevent the scenarios from ever happening.Today, you don't need to be an expert to setup home wirelessinternet security software. You can purchase, download and install PCfirewall software, and enable pre installed firewall that came withyour internet modem. The goal of enabling both types of firewall is tokeep outsiders away from your computers and home wireless network.

You'll find that installing and maintaining ahome wireless network firewall is easy and rewarding. All you have to do is alittle comparative shopping online or at your favorite computer store. Today'swireless modem makers Linksys, Netgear, 3Com and others include wirelessnetwork security pre installed. Check your existing wireless modem orwireless router's "guide to wireless network security" to see how youcan enable your pre installed firewall and network security features.Once enabled, you'll be rewarded with peace of mind, and website like securitynavigation features.

Improve Wireless Internet Security WithFirewall Filtering

A firewall is simply computer that'filters' or blocks unwanted data packets from entering your home wirelessnetwork. How, you ask? Every time you type a website address into your browser,a data packet is sent somewhere with something called a TCP/IP code attached toit: Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and internet Protocol (IP). If you'reon a high speed DSL or dial up internetconnection, for example, searching for "network security jobs" onGoogle, your firewall understands what type of TCP/IP data records are involvedto send and receive data from Google's server located in California. Yourcomputer sends a TCP/IP coded data packet to Google, and Google's server sendsback the corresponding TCP/IP data packet filled with the search results yourequested. If the firewall doesn't receive the proper "solicited"TCP/IP code, the firewall simply blocks the data.

Often times, the firewall will alertyou and tell you that someone or some unsolicited data packets are trying toenter your secure home wireless network. You can then click to either approveor reject the incoming data packet. For home wireless networks, firewalls arebest used on two levels - computer and modem - each of which we will discussshortly. First let me try to convince you that a firewall is indeed important.

Security Issue For Wireless NetworkConnections

New DSL and cable high speed internet usersoften consider firewall too complicated to install, and hear friendsand relatives suggest that firewall is not needed. Don't listen tothem! Everyone needs to protect their computers, their identity and their wirelessinternet connection. Now for only $20 - $40 per year, you can purchase the bestfirewall with antivirus included to protect valuable assets such asyour new $1,500 Dell laptop computer and theft of your identity which can leadto $1,000's in fraudulent credit card bills. Why wait until you receive alawsuit from Aftermath Records claiming you downloaded illegal copies ofEMINEM's new albums online. No coincidence that your neighbor's son wasblasting "The Real Slim Shady" till no end last month.

We've tried a few different network securityproducts, and currently use the McAfee

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