Re: D-Link

From: Leythos (void_at_nowhere.com)
Date: 07/19/03 

Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2003 20:58:34 GMT

In article <73iSa.33$FE.15@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net>,
aterianus@earthlink.net says...
> I've got the same router and am wondering, do I need to add a software
> firewall, Zonealarm, on top of the hardware firewall that's already within
> the DI-604.
> Pierre Aterianus
>
> "Kobe008" <noway@jose.com> wrote in message
> news:jkcqa.963$nl1.19694@news.uswest.net...
> > I'm using the same router and I would recommend it. Using it along with
> ZA Pro and they work great together.
> >
> > In article <gF0qa.122194$MB4.41175731@news4.srv.hcvlny.cv.net>, "CdLSRN"
> > <ginnyrn5@nospam.com> wrote:
> > >I see the DI-604 D-Link 4 port broadband router on sale. Can anyone give
> me any
> > >information as to weather it would be a good firewall for a Dell xpst550,
> > > desktop. I
> > >was thinking of getting it for my son.

If you don't already have a router protecting your home computer the D-
Link (and others) are great for it. You should not be connected to the
internet through a direct connection without one.

When I was testing the Linksys (same type of product) I ran Tiny and
Zone Alarm (at different times) to see if anything was making it into my
machines that I had not invited in - nothing did.

As long as you don't enable port forwarding, select a LONG password, and
run a strong Anti-Virus Application (like Norton Antivirus 2003) you
should be safe from most crackers, hackers, virii, and trojans - of
course this all assumes that your systems are not already compromised
when you install these product.

Mark 

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