Re: Need a firewall?
From: Bob Willard (BobwBSGS_at_TrashThis.comcast.net)
Date: 02/01/04
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Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2004 21:02:40 -0500
rsg wrote:
> Both of my computers are accessing the internet through a router. One through a wireless connection. The other through a nic card. Cable modem is connected to the router. All firewalls are turned off to allow home networking. Do I need to run a firewall?
Routers use NAT to supply inbound firewall protection. The added benefit
of firewall software on the PCs is outbound firewall protection, which
protects you from trojans and the like that you may inadvertently download.
If you *never* download any executables, and you never load any software
that is untrustworthy, then you may not need firewall software. But, since
firewall software is either cheap or free, I recommed it for most users.
-- Cheers, Bob
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