Protecting your Privacy with a Router

I am always stressing the need to protect your computers and networks with a Hard Ware Firewall.

A Hardware firewall or a router is a very in-expensive way to secure your internet connection at your home and office.

Some points to consider when using Routers with WIFI connections is that you should try to use the WPA encryption option in your router to connect with it, if you don’t know how to do it, then at least use MAC address filtering to only allow your own computers to connect to your network.

the logic is simple, would you let someone connect their laptop to your office network and copy all your shared files on all your computers, Hell no, is the correct answer, so keeping your WIFI connection open is the same thing, just worst, becase you are actually inviting people into your network to take a peek in your office.

If you do not have a laptop with WIFI access, but your router has the WIFI option, then please turn it off for your own sake.

software firewall that is built into Windows XP is a good option so people should not turn it off. But there is something as UPNP in your Windows XP firewall settings which lets programs open port on your computer without even asking you, so I recommend that you should turn it off too. And better yet turn off the UPNP option from your hardware fireall / router as well.

Every Router is basically a Firewall because it protects your network from the dangers that lurk in every nook and corner on the internet.