| 摘要 |
Disclosed herein is a method and apparatus for controlling access from the outside through the Internet. The present invention uses a storage unit for storing an access-allowable address list communicating with a network interface card, extracts an address from packets transmitted/received through the network interface card, an compares the extracted address with addresses on the access-allowable address list, and determines access allowance or access prohibition according to the compared result. The network interface card of the present invention communicates with a storage device for storing a secure access-allowable list on the Internet. Further, an address determining unit of the network interface card extracts an address from packets received from the outside and allows only accesses by secure computers, so as to control international accesses. Further, the present invention uses a server to provide an update service for allow-allowable addresses or access-prohibited addresses according to a user's requirement. |
