Leaving a PC on for that long just magnifies whatever problems it might already have.
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| AztecGold11 Member  514 Posts 8/05 |  Posted - Feb 28 2006 : 9:34AMMy boss used to leave for vacation for 2 weeks and leave her computer on (she hated to wait for boot up). Would this be harmful? [Link] |
| reciprocity Member 109 Posts 5/03 | Posted - Feb 28 2006 : 9:54AM Leaving a PC on for that long just magnifies whatever problems it might already have. [Link] |
| GaySatyr Senior Member Half dirty ol' man; half horny ol' goat! 1684 Posts 10/00 | Posted - Feb 28 2006 : 11:03AM ~ GaySatyr (ABB) [Link] |
| jamesnadt Deactivated User cambridge, ma 152 Posts 2/06 | Posted - Feb 28 2006 : 11:06AM [Link] |
Jacco  All-Star Member "liable to deprave and corrupt" 2673 Posts 5/04 | Posted - Feb 28 2006 : 6:52PM Jacco [Link] |
| kierkegaard Loose Cannon 185 Posts 8/05 | Posted - Mar 2 2006 : 11:27AM [Link] |
| AztecGold11 Member 514 Posts 8/05 | Posted - Mar 2 2006 : 5:24PM [Link] |
| oatmeal Meat Popsicle Seeking Beauty 1738 Posts 8/04 | Posted - Mar 2 2006 : 8:23PM [Link] |
| Hardware All-Star Member Your other left 14594 Posts 3/02 | Posted - Mar 3 2006 : 12:35AM If you choose the last option, you can re-enable the LAN connection without restarting your PC. However, it may take a minute or two for your computer to acquire the information it needs to get back onto the Internet (IP address, subnet mask, gateway, etc). [Link] |
| Jeff @ IAFD Webmaster IAFD.COM 931 Posts 6/00 | Posted - Mar 3 2006 : 12:43AM (Being open to the internet is bad. Get a router.) Edited by - Jeff @ IAFD on 3/3/2006 12:43:41 AM [Link] |
| Hardware All-Star Member Your other left 14594 Posts 3/02 | Posted - Mar 3 2006 : 12:51AM Firewalls limit access to your PC to those ports used by known programs. You can still get a bug piggy-backing through on a known port, but it is much harder for attackers to exploit weaknesses in your computer software when access to your operating system and programs is limited by a firewall. [Link] |
| justalurker Member 241 Posts 8/03 | Posted - Mar 3 2006 : 7:00PM [Link] |
| oatmeal Meat Popsicle Seeking Beauty 1738 Posts 8/04 | Posted - Mar 3 2006 : 7:49PM leaving a computer on isn't a harmful thing when talking about parts "burning out". Conserving electricity isn't a bad thing though. [Link] |
| Hardware All-Star Member Your other left 14594 Posts 3/02 | Posted - Mar 3 2006 : 9:51PM [Link] |
| snowman872 RainCoatReviews.com 400 Posts 6/00 | Posted - Mar 10 2006 : 10:05PM Edited by - snowman872 on 3/10/2006 10:07:25 PM [Link] |
| licker Senior Member Heretic, Iconoclast, Skeptic 1141 Posts 8/03 | Posted - Mar 12 2006 : 12:03AM Disconnecting from the internet is also a smart thing to do. If you don't want to turn off your ADSL modem, you can just unplug it from the phone line. Re routers and firewalls: Many routers do something called Network Address Translation (NAT). Some of them call this a "NAT Firewall". It is NOT a firewall at all and it will NOT protect you from hackers. If anyone is depending on this, then their computer is not safe. [Link] |
| ShiWarrior Senior Member 1170 Posts 8/01 | Posted - Mar 18 2006 : 2:01PM But IF you have an ADSL ROUTER, it has its own "hardware" firewall and I am told by the experts that nothing will get through, so u dont need a software firewall, but in my oppinion nothing is 100 % safe. I also have a software firewall as a 2nd wall. but computer is fine to leave it on (i never turn mine off) - - Some one is watching over you [Link] |
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