Re: firewall but which one
From: Greg Hennessy (cmkrnl@cix.compulink.co.uk)Date: 12/22/01
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From: Greg Hennessy <cmkrnl@cix.compulink.co.uk> Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2001 22:15:29 +0000
On Sat, 22 Dec 2001 20:50:28 GMT, rck@houston.rr.com (Dr. Bob) wrote:
>On Sat, 22 Dec 2001 19:53:13 +0000, Greg Hennessy
><cmkrnl@cix.compulink.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>Its not the rule based functionality that would concern me most, IMHO what
>>sort of logging/alerting does it generate when someone starts banging on
>>the door is a lot more important. It's the main reason why I would choose
>>for example a Linksys over an SMC Barricade, even though the barricade is
>>perfectly adequate for the job.
>
>There is a logging utility called WallWatcher that is designed
>expressly for the Linksys. It can be set to alert you, but be prepared
>to be alerted a lot, because the Linksys stops a lot of crap from
>getting in.
>
>http://www.sonic.net/~sraaii/wallwatcher/Index.html
>
Thats the reason why I said I prefer the Linksys over the Barricade which
does no external logging.
greg
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