“I believe the reply is not any, however there are some intelligent folks round right here,” writes long-time Slashdot reader shanen, “so…
“Is there any firewall or router or another system that may adequately shield an outdated and not supported laptop?”
I’ve at the very least two of people who come to thoughts, and I would use them extra typically if there was a secure strategy to join them to the Web.
The specifics in all probability matter, although that is like opening a can of worms, however… One is a bit of outdated machine working an outdated and not supported model of Linux. One other is a Home windows XP field that is too personalized at a low stage to run Linux.
However the huge concern includes a few outdated containers which are solely alive now as a result of Home windows 10 saved them from the end-of-service of Home windows 7. Proper now it appears to be like like they could outlive Home windows 10, too, however two of them will not be appropriate for Home windows 11. Plus my partner has an outdated Home windows 8 field now working beneath 10…
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Can you employ an unsafe laptop safely?
