This has been beaten to death, but I certainly hope everyone got the message: if you have a broadband connection, install a NAT router or Firewall between you and the world. For most home users, the answer will probably be a NAT router because of cost (<$100). Entry level firewalls start at $500-1000 and go up rapidly from there.
My experience with a NAT router on my home system for the past 4 years or so has been perfect. It has never been penetrated. I recently switched from DSL to cable. The cable modem activity light is going constantly, but none of that traffic gets through (and yes, I have been watching to see). I also run ipfw with tight controls. Most likely overkill, but if the firewall does get cracked they still have to crack my firewall and then crack my system.
Don Jones
"Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing."
-- Werner von Braun
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