Re: D-Link 604 Router

From: Leythos (void_at_nowhere.com)
Date: 06/22/04 

Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 13:47:36 GMT

In article <iOOBc.856664$Ig.523726@pd7tw2no>, nobody@shaw.ca says...
> Actually I am reading all this and trying to learn from it. But I must say
> that your level of knowledge is way above mine when discussing this topic.

It's only above you until you learn a little more - and you are on the
right track from the sound of it.

> I asked a simple question, and have received answers that require me to
> search the web further for clarification on your conversation topics. My
> level of understanding is way below your knowledge of how routers and
> firewalls work.

Stick with us and you've understand just fine, that's what we're here
for.

> I will continue to use my Win XP Pro SP2 RC2, D-Link 604, Zonealarm Pro,
> Trend Micro PC-Cillin AV, Ad-Aware, Spybot, Pest Patrol, and safe hex.
> Hopefully I can survive! But I know that someone somewhere will come up with
> a way to defeat my system, and I will continue to look for ways and
> equipment to defeat them and achieve piece of mind.

Your SP2 is doing very little for you, but the Router and ZA are doing
the majority of the work for you.

Think about inbound attacks in this order:

Internet
   |
Cable Modem / DSL Modem
   |
Router w/NAT - stops anything you didn't invite IN
   |
Zone Alarm Pro - same as router, more granular control of PC
   |
SP2 - lets in what you configured it to let in
   |
Your PC

The other things just work on things that actually make it pas the
others and get to the "Your PC" level.

On outbound you have the following path:

AV software / other software on your machine, email, etc...
   |
Your PC
   |
SP2 - lets everything out
   |
Zone Alarm - lets out anything you permit out (prone to user errors)
   |
Router w/NAT - lets everything out (in general)
   |
Cable Modem / DSL Modem
   |
Internet

With everything you are running on your computer, I'm sure you are
having some performance issues, but I would say that you are a lot
better protected that 90% of the people out there right now. Stick with
us, we'll keep answering your questions. 

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