Hardware Router as Firewall?

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Cooter

An article in this morning's newspaper advocated using a hardware router as,
or in addition to, a software firewall even if one is not on a network.
QUESTION 1: Can a hardware router safely replace a software firewall such as
ZoneAlarm? QUESTION 2: Does if matter if the router is wired or wireless,
and if not, which is more suitable with cable broadband?

Thanks,
Cooter
 
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| An article in this morning's newspaper advocated using a hardware router as,
| or in addition to, a software firewall even if one is not on a network.
| QUESTION 1: Can a hardware router safely replace a software firewall such as
| ZoneAlarm? QUESTION 2: Does if matter if the router is wired or wireless,
| and if not, which is more suitable with cable broadband?
|
| Thanks,
| Cooter
 
Greetings --

Like WinXP's built-in firewall, NAT-capable routers and hardware
firewalls do little or nothing to protect the uninformed 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?


Bruce Chambers
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