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No news to many of you: a firewall is good security...
Recently, I have had terrible internet connection problems. At times I
could not stay connected for longer than an hour, sometimes only minutes.
Obviously, this created havoc with my trading and intraday data collection.
I was sure it was a phone line problem. The same thing was happening with 3
different ISPs. I had the phone company run a line test, no problems. I
was going to have them come to my house and check it out further.
Then another RealTrader suggested that it might be hacker/prankster types
that enjoy knocking people off line, and why not install a firewall as he
just had? We both use eSignal and he was using a firewall that was
compatible with it so I just went with what he was using.
What a relief! I have not lost my connection since I installed it over a
week ago. Every day I have several occassions when the firewall notifies me
that another system is trying to access mine. I simply block it.
So, if you have a similar problem along the way you might want to upgrade
your security with a firewall. (Before you ask, I'm using Signal 9
Solutions' ConSeal PC Firewall... Your data supplier should be able to tell
you what is compatible with their system.)
Hope this is helpful to someone,
Steve
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NetZero - Defenders of the Free World
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