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kevin66 · 14-11-2006, 11:20

Thanks for the feedback. This confirmed what I'd thought about the security risk.

The neighbour only really uses the PC for email and word processing. My neighbour was complaining that the box was freezing from time to time.

She had a problem a couple of weeks ago with an email that contained an attachment with a virus. Rebuilding the box at the time sorted the performance problems at the time. I'd installed AVG, Spybot and Ad-Aware at the time, though not a firewall. The PC is running Windows ME so using Windows firewall isn't an option. I may consider installing a Linux desktop this time if another rebuild is required

I wasn't aware of the extra CPU load incurred by the USB 'NIC', though this makes sense and is likely to be contributing to the performance issues given the limited spec of the box.

As it happens I've a spare router (Netgear RP114) and network card so I'll consider setting this up.

Thanks again.

14-11-2006, 11:20	#4
kevin66 Inactive Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 12	Re: Security when connecting to cable modem via USB Thanks for the feedback. This confirmed what I'd thought about the security risk. The neighbour only really uses the PC for email and word processing. My neighbour was complaining that the box was freezing from time to time. She had a problem a couple of weeks ago with an email that contained an attachment with a virus. Rebuilding the box at the time sorted the performance problems at the time. I'd installed AVG, Spybot and Ad-Aware at the time, though not a firewall. The PC is running Windows ME so using Windows firewall isn't an option. I may consider installing a Linux desktop this time if another rebuild is required I wasn't aware of the extra CPU load incurred by the USB 'NIC', though this makes sense and is likely to be contributing to the performance issues given the limited spec of the box. As it happens I've a spare router (Netgear RP114) and network card so I'll consider setting this up. Thanks again.