Re: hardware vs software security

From: Volker Birk (bumens_at_dingens.org)
Date: 10/26/03 

Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2003 14:28:16 +0100

Florian Reitmeir <squat@gmx.net> wrote:
> a hardware firewall cannot be better than a software firewall on your pc,
> the argument is simple:
> when you use an hardware firewall:
> a.) pakets dropped by an hardware firwall are gone so you are safe
> b.) pakets not dropped will reach you unaltered.

Many things which sound simple, are simply dumb.

VB. 

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