Re: D-Link

From: DaveW (moonrover_at_comcast.remove-this-munge.net)
Date: 07/20/03 

Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2003 21:43:23 GMT

"Leythos" <void@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.19837ae15e68e35e989b18@news-server.columbus.rr.com...
> 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.
>
---snip----snip----snip-----

Was too dang quiet. Put mine in DMZ (D-Link) so ZAP would have something to
do. ;-)

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