Re: Software Firewalls are "Snake Oil" !

From: Dr. Bob (rck@houston.rr.com)
Date: 12/24/01 

From: rck@houston.rr.com (Dr. Bob)
Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2001 22:38:10 GMT

On Mon, 24 Dec 2001 16:29:04 -0500, "Mike Rabideau"
<mikerbnojunk@chartermxi.net> wrote:

>You may be right, but practically networked . com cautions that online
>gamers can have much trouble getting the games to work with a router. There
>are no such (or at least few) problems using ICS. Something to consider.

That was true with the first offerings, but today's routers are
capable of dealing with games. My son plays HalfLife/CounterStrike
thru our Linksys BEFSR41 and we did not have to do anything to it to
get things to work.

Dr. Bob

"Our country's a place of limitless hopes and
possibilities, and nowhere is that spirit more
alive than in the great nation of Texas."
--G. W. Bush

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