Router/Firewall Recommendation
Mark Dadgar
mark at pdc-racing.net
Wed Jun 23 17:09:01 UTC 2004
On Jun 23, 2004, at 5:19 AM, Mike Burger wrote:
>>> Just a thought, IMHO if you use a inksys router with nat then you do
>>> have a
>>> firewall, in fact a very effective hardware firewall. I don't think
>>> you can
>>> get better performance and security at the same time. I would put
>>> all
>>> my
>>> computers behind the linksys router and forget it.
>>
>> I agree. You've got a purpose-built appliance device instead of a
>> general-use OS with all of it's myriad exploits.
>>
>> Just run the hardware firewall and forget about it.
>
> Well, that really does depend on just what you want to do, and how in
> depth you want your firewalling to be.
If you're that worried about security, just unplug the network cable
and be done with it.
- Mark
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mark at pdc-racing.net
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