From Leo's mailbag:
> From: A Computer User
> Sent: April 29, 2005
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: Safety on the internet
>
> Leo,
> Is it possible for a computer that does not access internet
> to be compromised through the router for the LAN? Computer
> that does not access internet is using router in order to
> have printing capability.
Very technically, yes. Even though it's not accessing the
internet explicitly, it's still connected to it. Now, if
the router is configured properly the machine is fairly safe,
but there's still a slight possibility.
Basically I would treat it as I would any other machine
connected to the internet, and make sure it was safe and
secure.
http://ask-leo.com/how_do_i_keep_my_computer_safe_on_the_internet.html
Thanks for asking,
Leo
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