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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. <br>
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Ed Graf wrote:
<blockquote cite="mid59B87953-F809-4DF4-BC7D-BEA0A6EBCB0D@earthlink.net"
type="cite">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?
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I have remotely connected to _my_ computer, but it has always been
awake to start with.
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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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