Information Security: Principles and Practices 2nd Edition by Jim Breithaupt, Mark S. Merkow

Exercise 3

Building a Home Computer Network

Home computer systems are becoming increasingly sophisticated as the availability of tools at a reasonable price improves.

1. Research articles on the Internet about building a home computer network complete with firewalls and Internet access using Wi-Fi.

2. Describe the basic configuration.

3. How would you configure the firewall? What document would you need to prepare? (See Chapter 4, if needed.)

4. What commercial tools are available to secure your home network? (You might want to go to the following site to begin your research: http://compnetworking.about.com/cs/homenetworking/a/homenetguide.htm.)

5. How would you verify that the security of your network is working as intended?