Comments on: This firewall thing.

By: colin

colin — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 13:12:17 +0000

It should not have shipped like that.

By: Richard

Richard — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 12:19:39 +0000

There is stuff to configure in it, the wireless stuff can be configured for one thing.
At the moment my connection is totally open with no WEP/WPA key. If I had access to the modem I could fix this myself. But since I have no access I have to phone support.
I supose I just have to accept the fact that I have a ‘Black box’ on my desk that could be doing stuff I don’t want it to do and that I can’t configure it.

By: colin

colin — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 18:23:50 +0000

Well we do a minimal amount in that we filter the common windows ports by default.

To be honest most attacks are delivered via the browser etc.

By: Conor

Conor — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 16:33:21 +0000

Interesting way to run the network, people must have no issues trying to get VoIP and the likes to work out of the box.

Although I’d have to put my windows boxes behind some sort layer of protection.

By: colin

colin — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 16:48:24 +0000

The default limit is 8 per customer port. The is just a default designed to protect against malcious activity.

If you have a bunch of friends coming to visit or just have a lots of computer devices then you can just ask support to increase the “maxipcount” on your port.

By: Conor

Conor — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 16:22:59 +0000

Is there a limit to how many IP’s it will hand out per CPE?