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O.P. Huh?  Firewalls/Is this statement true?
"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.
02-03-2007 12:17 AM
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RE: Firewalls/Is this statement true?
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...
02-03-2007 12:25 AM
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RE: Firewalls/Is this statement true?
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.
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RE: Firewalls/Is this statement true?
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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
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