Secure your LAN

Written on July 6th, 2009 by prateek

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lan security
In thi short tutorial where you will come to know the basics of LAN security. As
far as LAN security is concerned firewalls, anti-viruses play an important role
in it. Viruses can affect your pc or your entire network. Hence it is very impo
rtant to ensure that your connection is secure. Security of LAN is sub-divided i
n two parts.
* Manual security
* With tools security.
As far as manual security is concerned, it takes into consideration pendrive, CD
, DVD,etc. Ensure that these stuffs you are going to insert are pre scanned and
does not contain any viruses. This can harm your entire network. Secondly do not
allow any of your friend to take an access of your server, or do not revel any
passwords that you have set for firewalls and your TCP ports. This could take aw
ay your entire privacy. With tools security play a most important part in LAN se
curity. Tools like Port Monitors & Trojan Cleaners should be given a big existe
nce in LAN security.Port monitors are programs that you install on your computer
. They are simpler than the Personal Firewalls in that their main purpose is t
o detect incoming port scans on your computers. Some also shut down an unauthor
ized scan, but for that capability you usually need to use a firewall. Trojan cl
eaners look for Back Orifice and NetBus. Two common and most important tools
* Nukenabber
* The Cleaner
are specially meant to have a look on the TCP and UDP ports. This look after the
attack on the system over internet.A total of 50 ports can be looked after at t
he same time.
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