Hacker Problems

[mozerd]

Shea Wrote:According to Norton, I've been on stealth the whole time. And great idea Jak!

I would recommend that you consider a hardware firewall. I use a broadband router [switch] that includes NAT. The reason that I went to a HW solution was because I found that a Software Firewall like ZoneAlarm [or Norton] created a host of problems [to numerous for me to articulate here] and hacker attacks were very frequent. Since I switch to a HW solution I have had zero attacks. And I switched 3 years ago. Now there are benefits to a software firewall like ZoneAlarm specifically outgoing stuff that can be very easily stopped by programs like ZA, which is good for people who are not careful about how they conduct their activities.

If you are interested check out D-Link DI-604 or the SMC SMC7004ABR -- I have used both. Either can be purchase for approx. $70 or less depending where you buy and the frequent sales. It does take a little effort to configure them properly.

Also, to check how stealth your ports are ShieldsAreUp is very good.