Hi guys,

I have never installed the Microsoft NET 1.1 framework from Windows Update. It seems like I read advice a long time ago not to install it, because it opens your computer up to security breaches.

Is this accurate, or am I missing out on some functionality by not having this Windows component installed? Should I go ahead and update my machine with it?

And a general security question:

How secure is my computer just sitting behind a Linksys router with a NAT firewall? My free subscription to Norton Internet Security just expired and I uninstalled it. I never had a single alert with it installed anyway.

Thanks,
John