Re: networking newbie question

From: Randell D. (email.via.newsgroup.only_at_s.it.helps.everybody.com)
Date: 11/05/03 

Date: Wed, 05 Nov 2003 21:37:37 GMT

"RB" <rbig@bellsouth.nospam.net> wrote in message
news:E_7qb.34922$SV2.23944@bignews3.bellsouth.net...
> For those who have DSL with a switch router that also works as a hardware
> firewall, and networks a couple or three pcs.....is there also a case for
> using a software firewall, too? I can see that the software firewall
would
> tell me when something is trying to get out, whereas the hardware firewall
> blocks only incoming (I think).
>
> So, I'm new to this networking stuff, and am just wondering if there is
any
> reason to use a software firewall for additional protection. I'm thinking
> that if the hardware firewall stops anything bad from getting in, then I
> wouldn't need to worry about anything getting out without my knowledge.

I have a hardware router and Norton Internet Security 2003 software
anti-virus and firewall on my clients. It will make you a little safer
insuch that some software firewalls will do packet inspection or at very
least reduce the number of popups... I don't get many attacks though in a
single year I have somehow managed to install software that had a trojan in
it that was not picked up by the antivirus program, but was picked up by the
firewall...

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