Hacking possible with interface down?

[Ringo De Smet <Ringo.DeSmet@bigfoot.com>]

Hello,

I recently acquired an ADSL connection. As long as my security hasn't 
been configured correctly, I was thinking of bringing the NIC interface 
to the ADSL modem down. Does this prevent hackers to reach my machine 
in any way?

Ringo
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**  Ringo De Smet         Ringo.DeSmet AT bigfoot.com  **