Joe wrote:
> On 2008-07-28, Bill Baka wrote:
>
>> I didn't say that. It was wide open for a few days and someone could
>> have hooked into my wireless from down the street and it would show up
>> as my IP address to Comcast.
>>
>
> Yup, but fairly easy to correct and detect. Look at your router's
> wireless MAC page, and check the connected clients. In your case,
> there should only be one...
>
Been there, done that, had it locked to only her MAC, and will as soon
as I can get my hands on her laptop.
Major PMS right now, so not safe.
>
>>>
>>> You simply need to close port 25, if you are not using it for a Mail
>>> agent.
>>>
>> So far, I have been, but may turn paranoid and switch to port 587, as
>> Comcast wanted, but then I would have to mess with her computer and she
>> uses port 25 sometimes at a hot spot at Cal-State, causing me more home
>> problems.
>>
>
> What is she using it for? With port 25 closed on the router, you can
> still connect out to a mail server. The router doesn't block outgoing
> connections.
>
>
>
You may send me back to the books on that one. I was under the
impression that SMTP wanted port 25, just as news wants 119, etc.
Bill Baka