[X4U] Remote access to sleeping machine

[Stan Gould]

I have a "low tech" answer to the question below -- use a mechanical 
data (A/B) switch to turn off the internet connection. I have a data 
switch between my Netgear router and Powerbook. When I am not on the 
'net, I switch it to "B" severing the connection, effectively isolating 
my Mac. The switch is a physical firewall that is hacker proof.

Stan
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Ed Graf wrote:

> A friend of mine with a G5 iMac was concerned that, should he leave  
> his sleeping computer with an always on connection to the internet,  
> could someone, somehow, log onto and somehow invade his computer?
>
> I have remotely connected to _my_ computer, but it has always been  
> awake to start with.
>
> If one can successfully log onto a sleeping computer, what can one do  
> to immunize oneself from such an occurrence, short of turning off the  
> machine?  I showed him the built-in firewall, but, I suspect I was  
> not clear enough on what to do.
>

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