Guest guest Posted April 27, 2002 Report Share Posted April 27, 2002 i have mafee viruse detector, update almost daily, but i am a novice, what do you mean by a hardware firewall. i have been hearing so much that i think i need one, but has to be easy to install. please some one help wanda --- " B. Fisher " jfisher@...> wrote: > Greetings Sally! > > Just a comment about firewalls. Your best bet is to > get a hardware based > firewall. LinkSys, D-Link, and others provide good > approaches. > > If you must use a software based product, I do NOT > recommend the Norton > software based firewall. Out of the box, it does > not seem to do a good job > of protecting a site. We recently ran some internal > tests on this ... and > forced our IS department, who wants the product, to > set better controls. > > Instead, I would recommend BlackIce Defender (black > ice can't be seen, but > you slip right off of the roadway on it ... so, > attackers do the same when > they hit the BlackIce Defender product). A couple > of URLs are: > > http://www.zdnet.com/products/stories/reviews/0,4161,2717528,00.html > http://www.cnet.com/software/0-806183-7-2342112.html > > Zone Alarm is another product, which I don't > recommend for a computer novice > (or even intermediate user). It is just too > complicated (non-intuitive). > It's advantage is they offer free software for > individuals. Businesses must > buy a license. > > But a hardware (NAT based) firewall is much better. > Set and forget. Works > well. > > Just a couple of thoughts. > > > Regards, > =jbf= > > B. Fisher > > > If you do not wish to belong to shydrager, you may > unsubscribe by sending a blank email to > > shydrager-unsubscribe > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 27, 2002 Report Share Posted April 27, 2002 Greetings Wanda, You wanted to know: > i have been hearing so much that i think i > need one, but has to be easy to install. Hmmm .. a couple of questions. Do you use a dial up connection? In that case a software firewall is a better choice for you. Do you use DSL or Cable modem? If so, it's much easier to purchase a NAT Router that provides quick installation and setup for your environment. Mine is on all the time. I rarely pay attention to it. May I offer the following site for everyone: http://www.firewallguide.com/ It does a pretty good job explaining it all. The prices they quote are high (the prices have been falling for the hardware NAT routers). Hope that helps. Regards, =jbf= B. Fisher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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