Re: Firewalls and Wireless Routers
From: JW (JustPostYourReply_at_ToThisNewsgroup.pls)
Date: 01/01/05
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Date: Sat, 01 Jan 2005 03:30:27 GMT
another scenario that confirms the primary point of my message can be found
in the following excerpt
Routers like the Linksys and Microsoft models fend off externally launched
attacks, while software firewalls protect systems from worms spread
internally through shared drives, by e-mail, or via file-sharing
applications such as Kazaa and Gnutella. Software firewalls are also a must
for laptops that leave the protection of a home or office router and connect
to public Wi-Fi hotspots or hotel networks
taken from the PC World article found at
http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,115939,pg,1,00.asp
this confirms the fact that a strong Software firewall is an essential part
of home PC security, and performs additional functions that Hardware
firewalls do not.
"JW" <JustPostYourReply@ToThisNewsgroup.pls> wrote in message
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While I certainly agree with you, that
"many people running ZA and others that just happily click Accept or
Allow to every request. I'm always amazed at how they install it and
never learn anything past the install.",
the primary point of my message was in the first paragraph,
not the occasional exception ( the 1-10% who are clueless ).
Since i have often been told that i have a problem communicating, allow me
to restate the primary point of my message, without restating the
exceptions. Here is the primary point of my message.
Since a combination of superb anti-virus software and a superb router would
still allow Unauthorized outbound communication to go on Unimpeded, and
since a superb router would also allow Undesirable inbound communication if
it is in direct response to any Unauthorized outbound communication
originating from within the network (which the router would think the user
really Authorized), i would think that a software firewall that stops
Unauthorized outbound communication would be an essential element of a home
network. And I would think this is true, regardless of and despite the fact
that any firewall (whether hardware or software) can be misused in the hands
of a clueless newcomer. Certainly inappropriate permissions can be Allowed,
and appropriate permissions can be Disallowed, with a Hardware firewall,
just as with a Software firewall. Right ? Just like a key is an essential
part of the security of a house, regardless of and despite the fact that
clueless people can misuse it and leave the key lying under the mat.
My point is that the added benefit of a superb Software firewall (despite
the obvious possibility of misuse) is that it does something that the
hardware firewall does Not do. Specifically, the Software firewall has the
capability to stop and ask you, "Is this right ?" but the Hardware firewall
does not have this capability.
"Leythos" <void@nowhere.lan> wrote in message
news:MPG.1c3f8fdbac34d3ac989dbc@news-server.columbus.rr.com...
In article <RPfBd.1198073$Gx4.760647@bgtnsc04-
news.ops.worldnet.att.net>, JustPostYourReply@ToThisNewsgroup.pls
says...
> Since a combination of superb anti-virus software and a superb router
> would
> still allow unauthorized outbound communication to go on unimpeded, and
> since a superb router would also allow undesirable inbound communication
> if
> it is in direct response to any unauthorized outbound communication
> originating from within the network (which the router would think the user
> really authorized), i would think that a software firewall that stops
> unauthorized outbound communication would be an essential element of a
> home
> network.
>
> Yes, there is the possibility of human error, but while some new users
> might
> be clueless at first, maybe 90-99% of us deserve the benefit of the doubt,
> that when asked by ZoneAlarm
And there lies the crux of the problem - 90% of people using computers
are just doing that - using the computer. They have not clue. I've found
many people running ZA and others that just happily click Accept or
Allow to every request. I'm always amazed at how they install it and
never learn anything past the install.
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