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      11-19-2003, 03:27 PM
Please help

At the moment I have a xp home pc running norton avirus with norton firewall
connected to broadband with AnalogX proxy on it connected to a hub with 5
other pcs running Win98se connected

a peer to peer

What are my options for improvment

If I get a router they will all have to have av and firewall

how does a server work

pls help me thanks



 
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      11-19-2003, 03:52 PM
Most broadband routers are also a hardware firewall. Yes you'll need AV
protection on each pc no matter how you connect.

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<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> Please help
>
> At the moment I have a xp home pc running norton avirus with norton

firewall
> connected to broadband with AnalogX proxy on it connected to a hub with 5
> other pcs running Win98se connected
>
> a peer to peer
>
> What are my options for improvment
>
> If I get a router they will all have to have av and firewall
>
> how does a server work
>
> pls help me thanks
>
>
>



 
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      11-19-2003, 04:20 PM

"Dave Patrick" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Most broadband routers are also a hardware firewall. Yes you'll need AV
> protection on each pc no matter how you connect.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
> Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]
>
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> > Please help
> >
> > At the moment I have a xp home pc running norton avirus with norton

> firewall
> > connected to broadband with AnalogX proxy on it connected to a hub with

5
> > other pcs running Win98se connected
> >
> > a peer to peer
> >
> > What are my options for improvment
> >
> > If I get a router they will all have to have av and firewall
> >
> > how does a server work
> >
> > pls help me thanks


thanks for that

why is a server better than peer to peer and how should cabling be arranged



 
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      11-19-2003, 04:31 PM
domain = centralized authentication and management
workgroup = local authentication, management, etc.

This may also help.
http://network.fament.com/helmig/j_helmig/nt4wrkdm.htm

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> thanks for that
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> why is a server better than peer to peer and how should cabling be

arranged
>
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