Firewall advise

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Limonzitos

Hi newsgroup,

I have a small home network, 1 Win98 laptop and 1 XP desktop sharing a cable
internet connection through the XP machine with a hub. I have Norton
Personal Firewall installed on the 2 machines, I'm planning to get a router
from Netgear (RP614) which has a NAT/SPI firewall, would this be enough
protection or do I keep the Norton firewall on my machines?

Thanks,
Limonzitos
 
Hi newsgroup,

I have a small home network, 1 Win98 laptop and 1 XP desktop sharing a cable
internet connection through the XP machine with a hub. I have Norton
Personal Firewall installed on the 2 machines, I'm planning to get a router
from Netgear (RP614) which has a NAT/SPI firewall, would this be enough
protection or do I keep the Norton firewall on my machines?

Thanks,
Limonzitos
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Adding the router is a good idea as it will improve security. Incoming
traffic is typically handled very well. Outgoing traffic can be managed
however, it will not be questioned and there are no notifications when it
occurs. A software firewall configured to monitor outgoing traffic only is
a nice addition to stay on top of things.
 
Sharon,thanks for the advice.
Limonzitos

Sharon F said:
Adding the router is a good idea as it will improve security. Incoming
traffic is typically handled very well. Outgoing traffic can be managed
however, it will not be questioned and there are no notifications when it
occurs. A software firewall configured to monitor outgoing traffic only is
a nice addition to stay on top of things.
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Greetings --

Like WinXP's firewall, NAT-capable routers do nothing to protect
the user from him/herself. Again -- and I _cannot_ emphasize this
enough -- almost all spyware and many Trojans and worms are downloaded
and installed deliberately (albeit unknowingly) by the user. So a
software firewall, such as Sygate or ZoneAlarm, that can detect and
warn the user of unauthorized out-going traffic is an important
element of protecting one's privacy and security. Most antivirus
applications do not scan for or protect you from adware/spyware,
because, after all, you've installed them yourself, so you must want
them there, right?

I use both a router with NAT and Sygate Personal Firewall, even
though I generally know better than to install scumware. When it
comes to computer security and protecting my privacy, I prefer the old
"belt and suspenders" approach.


Bruce Chambers
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