Re: Linksys router as Firewall
From: Eirik Seim (eirik_at_mi.uib.no)
Date: 07/19/03
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Date: 19 Jul 2003 13:38:14 GMT
On Sat, 19 Jul 2003 03:52:28 GMT, Michael Ferguson wrote:
> On 18 Jul 2003 16:25:37 GMT, Eirik Seim <eirik@mi.uib.no> wrote:
>
> >Bad comparison, imho. A firewall in terms of computer and network security
> >is not[1] a device, but a concept. The term was adopted because we needed a
> >name on those things that kept unwanted things outside a security perimeter.
>
> Concepts alone don't keep your services from getting hacked into and
> your boxes from being rooted. :\ The fact is, the little toy boxes we
> buy to share our internet connection around the house have so little
> firewalling functionality, it really does not do the real firewalls
> justice to put them in the same category. I know; I have used both.
> Yes, the LinkSys "NAT forwarder" boxes are a suitable tool to keep
> malicious users from hacking into home users' machines; however, they
> are not firewalls, and it is almost impossible to fit these little toy
> boxes into anything but the default configuration in which they were
> originally intended to be used.
True. Seems I misread your post somewhat.
> The consumer-grade network appliances are really only useful for one
> thing: sharing your internet connection. At the same time, they
> conveniently block all incoming connection requests, which has the
> side-effect of helping to keep your machines safe. Thus, some people
> like to call them "firewalls", although they obviously do not possess
> any other features of modern firewalls.
Perhaps 'low-end screening router' would be a fitting name?
> [...] I would never drive a go-cart to work,
Now, _that_ could be fun. Completely insane, and asking for trouble, but
still a lot of fun.. Beeing a former go-cart racer, I just had to comment
on this one. Life starts at 15.000 rpm :)
- Eirik
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