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Use Router...Need software firewall?
Name: Rob Ess Date: January 29, 2002 at 15:13:33 Pacific
Comment:
Folks, I have an XP box and Mac OS 9 box behind my router for my cable modem access to the net.
Name: Jimi_l Date: January 29, 2002 at 15:19:16 Pacific
Reply:
YES YES YES!!! (just my personal observations) Jimi_l
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Response Number 2
Name: tvo Date: January 29, 2002 at 16:04:32 Pacific
Reply:
No! Your Router is your firewall!!!!
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Response Number 3
Name: joeman Date: January 29, 2002 at 16:23:55 Pacific
Reply:
software one is very nice to have just to monitor outgoing.....
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Response Number 4
Name: jimi_l Date: January 29, 2002 at 16:32:50 Pacific
Reply:
TVO I suggest you install one(a software firewall) and see just how leaky your hardware firewall really is.This applies to IN-coming and OUT-going transmissions. Jimi_l
Summary: Well, a router by nature has NAT capabilities (network addressing table). This literally means that your computer is on one side of the router and the connection is on the other, with a "wall" of fil...
Summary: What model router? A lot are already hardware firewalls. Were you "Hacked" from outside or did you allow something in that infected your system like a trojan or worm? Those things enter by email or P2...
Summary: Unfortunately, it's definetely possible. I would get yourself a 'real' firewall, as XP's built in 'firewall' isn't much to talk about. Free software firewalls are abundant on the internet now, I wou...
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