Re: do i need a hardware firewall?

From: tarquinlinbin (fleagle_at_myrealbox.com)
Date: 02/23/04 

Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 15:54:31 +0000

On Mon, 23 Feb 2004 03:50:05 GMT, Leythos <void@nowhere.com> wrote:

>Need and should have are very different things. With the vast number of
>hacks for every OS out there, a router with NAT should be everyone's
>first line of defense (or something better).
>
>The NAT will protect the XP box and it should be installed to help
>prevent anything that Win missed and to prevent hacks due to user-
>configured holes.
>
>--
Thanks all for the nifo,,Can someone give me a brief explanation of
NAT and how this helps security please??

Thanks

joe

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