Home network protection which fire wall?

Internet Security or Zone Alarm?

Kenny

Zonealarm

On Mon, 07 Jun 2004 00:56:28 GMT, "Kenneth Maultsby"
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>Internet Security or Zone Alarm?
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>Kenny
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> Internet Security or Zone Alarm?
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> Kenny

If you have a residential gateway or router, they act as the best
firewalls. No need for any additional software on your machines.

Sujit D'Mello

On 7 Jun 2004 20:06:18 -0700, (E-Mail Removed) (Sujit D'Mello) wrote:

>"Kenneth Maultsby" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:<03Pwc.6536$(E-Mail Removed)>...
>> Internet Security or Zone Alarm?
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>> Kenny
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>If you have a residential gateway or router, they act as the best
>firewalls. No need for any additional software on your machines.

heh heh heh

I am a little confuse every one I talk to said that I still should purchase
a software firewall program even though I have a Linksys router.
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> > Kenny
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> If you have a residential gateway or router, they act as the best
> firewalls. No need for any additional software on your machines.
>
> Sujit D'Mello

On Tue, 08 Jun 2004 07:25:09 GMT, "Kenneth Maultsby" <(E-Mail Removed)>
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>> > Internet Security or Zone Alarm?
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>> > Kenny
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>> If you have a residential gateway or router, they act as the best
>> firewalls. No need for any additional software on your machines.
>>
>> Sujit D'Mello

>I am a little confuse every one I talk to said that I still should purchase
>a software firewall program even though I have a Linksys router.

For once, "everyone" were correct...soho routers are not a panacea...

/daytripper

On Tue, 08 Jun 2004 07:25:09 GMT, "Kenneth Maultsby"
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>I am a little confuse every one I talk to said that I still should purchase
>a software firewall program even though I have a Linksys router.


That is right because a Software Firewall is a bit easier to handle
and it can easy help you to block not only incoming connections
because sometime you want to block outgoing connections or control
outgoing connections in that case a software firewall is more suitable
than a router firewall.

for so long
Stefan