Re: how's this comcast product

From: Duane Arnold (notme_at_notme.com)
Date: 03/09/04 

Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2004 11:23:08 GMT

dude@h.com wrote in news:0stq409i7ctvg8gjjmfkb6tbe8l50p3g4p@4ax.com:

> On Mon, 08 Mar 2004 22:26:30 GMT, Leythos <void@nowhere.com> wrote:
>
>>Yea, it's just a common NAT router with SPI. While the new marketing
>>lingo is to call anything with NAT or NAT+SPI a firewall, it's not
>>really a firewall.
>>
>>Don't get me wrong, it will do a lot to protect your computer from
>>uninvited intrusions (except the wireless side) in it's default
>>configuration, I used one for years.
>>
>>The wireless side will have to be properly configured and locked down
>>in order to prevent anyone around you from getting into your network.
>>
>>It's nice to see CISCO change the color - Linksys, which was bought by
>>CISCO use to be Blue and Gray - CISCO has always been black.
>>
>>For what it's worth - The new Firmware updates for some of the Linksys
>>units are now branded with the CISCO logo.
>
> hi there. that's what i was hoping. that it would provide adequate
> proection. i do have windows xp firewall enabled as well as i haven't
> found good reviews on a decent software firewall yet.
>
> another route that i was considering was the motorola sb5100 modem
> from comcast with the Zyxel
> http://www.us.zyxel.com/products/model.php?indexcate=1044940680&indexFl
> agvalue=1021873683
>
> however then i'd need a router without nat and spi, some cheap one.
>
> then, i'd need someone to setup the Zyxel Zywal 2x for me as i don't
> know of anyone that can do it.
>
> Or I could keep the Comcast Linksys i have and ask comcast about
> disabling the nat and spi so that i could hook up the Zywal 2x. how's
> this last choice sound?
>
>
>
>

Just my 2 cents, you need to learn the basics with the Cisco/Linksys box
first before running off buying a Zyxel product at this time.

Duane :)

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