Do you leave your computer on 24/7?

I don't think we are there yet. I don't think they're that slick yet. Didn't the CIA get hacked into or get wormy lately????
They'd have to hire 16 year-olds to be Big Brother on our computers, IMO

I know someone who is only 14 that got access (low-level) to the FBI's system.

Hi DTOM!!

*All* the posts in this forum are quality!! Seriously, thanx for the nice comments!!

I'm not sure about your question? I have cable modem, with router (and hardware firewall) as well as software firewall. I leave my machines on 24/7 and have experienced no problems (I also have AVP, of course, which works as a scanner all the time(it's found trojans instantly).

I hope that helps? Please "get back to us" if there's more you would like to know!!

I have a DSL connection, so I'm always online. Now, I am going to download SETI@home, but how do I get a password for it? I tried looking it up on the Seti home page, and I couldn't really find any usefully information, and after I get my password, then I'll just have to go to the ATS team home, and click join team? Or is there another step that I need to do?

Thanks,
J.

Hi Milton!!

Welcome - and thanx for joining the team (or, in the throws of doing so!!)

To join the team, you need your SETI@home password. When you go to the ATS SETI@home team page (accessed, say, through my sig banner below) you should see a hypertext link that says "Forgot password" (or some such). Click on that: SETI@home will send your pasword (which they assign when you jin) to the email address you used when you joined SETI@home, Copy and paste this into the "Join" ATS S@h team and you should "get in"!!

Any problems, please give us a shout!!

Me again. I have a cable modem, Win XP (with that firewall OFF) and Norton firewall and virus. I think Norton is waaay better than McAfee, which is had to get rid of.
I'm thinking maybe you guys are rigth about 24/7, even though I'm not ready for SETI yet. Obviosly, the firewall works when the computer is on.
But, when it is off, and you still get a signal, do you need to worry about firewall breachings???

Why would I need a router?
What is an AVP?

Thanks for enlightening me

Yeah, I have DSL but I have a firewall software/hardware. Anyhow, I like that because my SETI@home stats really are going up....things are going great! I'd love to help ATS with the SETI!

J.

Hi DTOM!!

If your computer is "off" your end, then no one can access it - even *you* can't!! Seriously, leaving your cable modem plugged in, and your machine off, makes your computer "invisible"..

I use a router as I connect two machines via the one cable modem connection - and an Xbox too!! Therefore, a router (with 4 ports) is a good thing for me to own.

AVP = Anti Virus Protection: make sure you have one AVP running - and updated regularly - when your on line.

Hope that helps?

Thanks, you answered a question I have always wondered about, re, the computer being off or on with the cable line running to it. Those blasted comcast ads saying "You're always on!!!!!!
Yes, I use Norton AVP and update at least weekly, also use their firewall.

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