Can someone access my mac while surfing wirelessly?

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Plastic Sippy Cup - 05 Feb 2005 22:11 GMT

I am using os 10.3.6 and have the firewall turned on. Anyone know if people
could still get into my mac when I am surfing wirelessly like it can be done
on Windows?

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Harri Mellin - 06 Feb 2005 00:05 GMT

> I am using os 10.3.6 and have the firewall turned on. Anyone know if people
> could still get into my mac when I am surfing wirelessly like it can be done
> on Windows?

mac os x is mutch more secure than windows ever will be

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Brian McMullen - 24 Mar 2005 20:27 GMT

*Sigh*
Mac are no more secure than Windows PC's are when you're dealing with
wirless network connectivity. If someone is wardriving and catches your
signal they can potentially hack their way in. Configure and lockdown the
WIRELESS ROUTER to make unwanted intrusion more difficult; but keep in mind
that wireless is inherently unsecure when compared to wired networking.

Hope this helps....
Brian

>> I am using os 10.3.6 and have the firewall turned on. Anyone know if
>> people
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> mac os x is mutch more secure than windows ever will be

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Can someone access my mac while surfing wirelessly?