Internet, Home Network And VPN...
Hi I have Been Trying For Sometime Now To Setup A VPN With A Friend... We Both Run XP Pro And Both Have A 2mb Cable Connection.. He runs A Network Through A proxy Server And I run A Network Through A linksys Router... I think this Seems To Be Unsafe On One Single Local Area Connection Because Of To Many Open Ports... My Question Is Will This Type Of Network Be easilly Compromised By Hackers? And If So How Can I Prevent It?
Re: Internet, Home Network And VPN...
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Originally posted here by StateofSecurity
I think this Seems To Be Unsafe On One Single Local Area Connection Because Of To Many Open Ports... My Question Is Will This Type Of Network Be easilly Compromised By Hackers?
The question you should ask yourself is how much of a target are you. There is only so far a cracker will go to try and compromise your network when there is very little to show for it in the end. If this is truly a home network with trivial data on it, you are probably pretty safe. While a linksys router is not the most secure device on earth, it does take time to break through. If the reward does not justify the time required to penetrate your network, then you can probably feel pretty safe about it. The VPN is even another layer of security that compounds the time needed to gain entry. If the cracker is as impatient as I am, as many are, you most likely have nothing to worry about, that is unless you are storing nuclear launch codes and/or Oracle source code. :)
-NeuTron