protect adsl connection from hacking net

hi guys i have need your help
in my office there are 14 pc with (os)win98 and 2 pc of server one is(os) winxp which connected with modem and another on (os)win98 which operate and control other 14 pc now here my question is how to make secure server on server one winxp from hacking threats , i installed nortron av 2003 and personal security checker do u think this is enough or what i have to do or then can hack net from my server 2 which is operation other 14 pc any idea and solution and
what is router i m using router to connect with modem and other pc's is it secure as compare to hub, or switches will u explain
k another thing that
on server 2 my printer is shared so everybody can print out from client side pc now the problem is when they print i can't check which pc started printed or which client side pc hit the print command because some time they misuse of prininting
plzzzzzzzzz help and

 

z4u - one problem you have is that you do not have a server. Neither XP nor 98 offers a server version.

If your printers were connected to a server, it would keep track of which documents and who printed them. As far as I know, there is no way to do it with either 98 or XP unless you happen to be looking at the printer at the time a document is sent. There is possibly software to allow XP or 98 to keep a log but I'm not aware of any. OTOH, I haven't looked for it.

As to protection for your PCs,

- each of them will need to be running anti virus software. And the def files will need to be kept up to date.

- other protection (firewall) will depend entirely on what router/switch you are using. Some have a good firewall built in but most of the low end ones (for SOHO - small office, home office) do not.

The way the router functions to provide internet access to a number of PCs from only a single IP address does offer some protection but not enough that I'd be comfortable with it protecting a business. You need to either have a router that does firewalling or to be running a firewall on each PC on your network.