[olug] OT - Internet

[Kelly Williams]

they have no firewall. I know one occasion that IP-COP caught over  6000
attacks that was from telnet, ssh, and some other port that I don't
remember...

Kelly

On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 8:22 AM, Dan Linder <dan at linder.org> wrote:

> On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 22:33, Kelly Williams <kellywilliams81 at gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > I got a certified letter from my ISP saying that July 31 2011 they will
> be
> > terminating my service because they say I was to demanding about my
> > services
> > and security. That when I put ipcop on that fixed the security issues.
> Can
> > a
> > ISP cut you off for no reason...
> >
>
> When you say "I put ipcop on that fixed the security issues", can you
> provide some background?
>
> Are they saying they specifically deny a firewall of any type to protect
> your home PC?
>
> Dan
>
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