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Firewalls/Is this statement true? by alegator on 02-03-2007 at 12:17 AM
"You can buy a consumer hub/firewall (which will also network your home computers) for about $30, and it's more effective than any software AV/Firewall."
which I got from here:
http://news.com.com/Week+in+review+Visions+of+Vis...html?tag=nefd.lede
If so, what hardware firewall is the best out there? Thanks.
RE: Firewalls/Is this statement true? by foaly on 02-03-2007 at 12:25 AM
Yes that is true, but most routers/hubs already have a build in firewall so if you are on a LAN check your router/hub and check if it has a firewall...
You probably won't need a hardware firewall though...
RE: Firewalls/Is this statement true? by Menthix on 02-03-2007 at 12:46 AM
The cheap hardware firewalls build into routers and switches generally only block port ranges, they don't inspect the actual traffic. It certainly doesn't do virusscanning, so IMO that statement is false.
RE: Firewalls/Is this statement true? by Rolando on 02-03-2007 at 04:10 AM
quote:
Originally posted by MenthiX
The cheap hardware firewalls build into routers and switches generally only block port ranges, they don't inspect the actual traffic. It certainly doesn't do virus-scanning, so IMO that statement is false.
Makes a lot of sense. I agree with MenthiX