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***glc*** · 07-19-2008, 09:21 AM

Whether you connect and disconnect or not, I'd recommend you run the connection through a router. Direct connections these days are security risks, a router acts as a hardware firewall.

07-19-2008, 09:21 AM	#4
*glc* Forum Administrator Staff Premium Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Joplin MO Posts: 37,707	Whether you connect and disconnect or not, I'd recommend you run the connection through a router. Direct connections these days are security risks, a router acts as a hardware firewall.