A while back I bought a Linksys router because a router is supposed to have a built in firewall. I have not been able to properly setup either the router or my OS (ME) or other programs to utilize the built in firewall technology that the router issupposed to provide.
I know my cable internet provides my location with an IP address. The router then assigns IP addresses to the other three computers in the house. After that I am lost.
Do I take the IP addresses assigned by the router and enter that address into specific fields on each computer?
Do I have to enter it multiple times in every software application that accesses the internet?
I heard when you have a properly setup router, firewall and software, it will eliminate most of the popup ads because the cookies that get implanted on your hard drive can not communicate back to the ad source computer. Is this true?
Is there a place on the net where it will shows me what the fields in the OS mean and do? I understand things much better if I know their function and how they work.
What other information should I be aware of in the proper setup of my router?
Thanks for any help you tech wizards can provide.
Coy
