Re: Router Firewall Recommendation

From: NeoSadist (neos@dist)
Date: 10/30/02 

From: "NeoSadist" <neos@dist>
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 02:18:21 -0700

"Sumner Feinstein" <compsum2@adelphia.net> wrote in message
news:20Iv9.38000$Lg2.10287721@news2.news.adelphia.net...
> A couple of years ago I installed a DSL router and two print servers in an
> office with 7 computers and 4 printers. In order to provide the maximum
in
> security, I installed Norton Internet Security (pro edition) and Norton
> AntiVirus on each computer. I setup NIS so that the employees could only
go
> to selected web sites. NIS has continually caused slowdowns and
> configuration problems. My thought now is to get one of the new Firewall
> protected routers (from Netgear for example) and remove NIS from all of
the
> computers. Any thoughts? Thanks....
> Compsum
>
>

Hardware firewalls are better because they lower the amount of overhead the
clients have. However, I'd also software firewall the server.

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