firewall on both computers?
i am thinking about networking my computer with my parents 1 over ethernet so i can use the internet from my computer up stairs, saving me having to use theirs all the time. if i were to do this would i need a firewall on my computer, or is it sufficient just having a firewall on the computer connected to the interent?
thanks in advance for any help
Re: firewall on both computers?
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i am thinking about networking my computer with my parents 1 over ethernet so i can use the internet from my computer up stairs, saving me having to use theirs all the time. if i were to do this would i need a firewall on my computer, or is it sufficient just having a firewall on the computer connected to the interent?
thanks in advance for any help
How are you planning on doing the networking? By your initial post, it sounds as if you are planning to share their Internet connection. But just in case it's not going to be an ICS connection, here are some questions: are you planning to install another NIC in your parent's computer and run a crossover cable straight from your machine to theirs, are you going to use a network hub and run straight thru Cat5 from the machines to the hub, are you on dialup or cable - if on cable, are you going to purchase a router/switch and network that way?
The answer to your question depends on what kind of setup you will be configuring. Respond back with the setup you plan to implement and I can be of some better help. For a basic answer to your questions, it certainly won't hurt anything to run a software firewall on both computers.