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I have a networked HP printer (or perhaps I shouldn't admit that). Does anybody have a dummies guide on how to protect myself while maintaining connection to t
by jsherry 14y ago
I have a networked HP printer (or perhaps I shouldn't admit that). Does anybody have a dummies guide on how to protect myself while maintaining connection to the internet? Thanks!
- monochromatic 14y agoFirewall.
- jere 14y agoExactly. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firewall_(construction) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firewall_(construction)
- jlgaddis 14y agoDon't expose it directly to the Internet, such as by assigning it a publicly routable IP address or forwarding the ports it uses (typically 515 and 9000-9003/TCP) from hosts on the Internet. For the most part, if it's on your "internal" network and isn't accessible from hosts on the Internet, you're safe (except from "insiders").
- Osiris 14y agoIf you need it exposed to the internet you can at least attempt to change your port forwarding settings on your router to use a different port on the public side of the connection, for example, routing port 10000 to 192.168.1.x:500 or whatever the case is. Not sure why you'd want to print to your home/office printer while you're not there though.