Re: not listening


"Frank" <franknews@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:129nficr4qnvmf9@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hello all,
if I have a computer that is not listening to ANY port, would I need a
firewall?
Thanks
Frank

Nope, no firewall needed.

But, you would not be able to reach the Internet or any other machine on
your LAN. You would be safe though :) LOL! In fact, you could save a lot
of money on switches, routers, UTP cables, wireless cards, etcetera. Since
you are not listening anyway, you don't need any of those things.

-Frank


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