Re: Hardware Firewall Questions
From: Bruce Chambers (bruce_a_chambers_at_h0tmail.com)
Date: 07/30/04
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Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 19:32:27 -0600
Greetings --
Like WinXP's firewall, NAT-capable routers do nothing to protect
the user from him/herself. Again -- and I _cannot_ emphasize this
enough -- almost all spyware and many Trojans and worms are downloaded
and installed deliberately (albeit unknowingly) by the user. So a
software firewall, such as Sygate or ZoneAlarm, that can detect and
warn the user of unauthorized out-going traffic is an important
element of protecting one's privacy and security. Most antivirus
applications do not scan for or protect you from adware/spyware,
because, after all, you've installed them yourself, so you must want
them there, right?
I use both a router with NAT and Sygate Personal Firewall, even
though I generally know better than to install scumware. When it
comes to computer security and protecting my privacy, I prefer the old
"belt and suspenders" approach.
Bruce Chambers
-- Help us help you: http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once. - RAH "Cooter" <cooter8@msn.com> wrote in message news:iVdOc.182167$tH1.7919549@twister.southeast.rr.com... > I get the impression that a hardware firewall is better than a software > firewall. I understand the HW firewall will block undesirable incoming > traffic, but is it capable of blocking malware-generated outgoing traffic? > If not, and I suspect it is not, would it then be desirable to run a > software firewall in addition to the HW one? One of the LinkSys router > manuals implies, but does not specifically state, that both should be used. > Does anyone have a more definite answer? Thanks for any halp. > >
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