[AccessD] OT: DSL/IIS/Viruses

Yes, it is necessary.  When I started doing .asp on the same machine I used
to dial-up to get email, I got, over some period of time, about a dozen
different viruses, some of which propagated through my lan to other
machines.  If you can't block the access from the net to your machines, you
need to either use a firewall or disconnect the pws machine from the lan.

P.S.: If you put firewalls, such as Norton or McAfee on your machines, you
can ask to be warned and have a change to say ok or no when a program tries
to access another machine or the net.  You'll be amazed about how many
Microsoft and other vendow programs do so for no reason related to your
current operation in progress.  If you're not already paranoid, that will
make you so.

-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Jim DeMarco
Sent: Friday, May 23, 2003 8:03 AM
To: AccessD (E-mail)
Subject: [AccessD] OT: DSL/IIS/Viruses


List,

A while back I got a DSL connection on my home office PC which I
occasionally use for web development using Personal Web Server (Win 9x/ME
version of IIS).  I was advised by our staff network person NOT to run PWS
after the DSL was up because I'd be succeptable to attacks and viruses.
Does anyone know if this is true?  I have not run PWS in a couple of months
and have been using a disconnected laptop to write ASP code but I'm
wondering if this is necessary.  Would I need to install a firewall if I
want to run PWS?

Thanks,

Jim DeMarco


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