Re: Linksys Wifi/Switch/Router has no firewall?

From: admin too (nguser2u_at_no.spam.AOL.com)
Date: 05/06/04 

Date: Wed, 5 May 2004 15:26:21 -0700

"Duane Arnold" <notme@notme.com> wrote in message
news:Xns94E0AF45D1E6Anotmenotmecoml@63.240.76.16...
> "admin too" <nguser2u@no.spam.AOL.com> wrote in
> news:109ip1p6h568sa4@news.supernews.com:
>
> >
> > "Leythos" <void@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> > news:MPG.1b032167784f91e098a4dd@news-server.columbus.rr.com...
> >> In article <109ijns80othd1b@news.supernews.com>,
> >> nguser2u@no.spam.AOL.com says...
> >> > I was hoping you could control outgoing ports on a Linksys router,
> >> > i.e
> > limit
> >> > outgoing to ports 80, 443, 21. But it seems none of their products
> >> > do
> > this.
> >> >
> >> > Who makes a WiFi/switch(hub)/router for DSL that has a real
> >> > firewall? Should be not much over $100, $200 at the most.
> >>
> >> Sure they do, it's the private port range in one of the tabs.
> >>
> >> --
> >> --
> >> spamfree999@rrohio.com
> >> (Remove 999 to reply to me)
> >
> > On the security tab, under firewall, there is only 'Firewall
> > Protection, enable/disable.
> >
> > The only thing about 'port range' is for port forwarding under
> > 'Applications and Gaming'.
> >
> >
>
> No Linkysys wireless B series has a FW. I don't know about the G series,
> but it most likely doesn't have a FW either.
>
> Duane :)

Thanks, I guess that would take market share from their parent. :)

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