Re: Looking for good and cheapish hardware firewall

"Garrot" <no1@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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OK, I've got the message that software firewalls are mostly snake oil so
I want to get a hardware firewall so I can put my software firewall to
bed for good. Would I have to disable the firewall in my router if I get
one, or do these work as routers too and I can remove my router from the
chain? Post your recommendations. Thanks.

Why isn't the firewall in your router sufficient?
It is true that if you have a business or organisation with a group of
inexperienced users then a router designed for home use may not be sufficient,
although they are getting better and cheaper. If there's only you with one or
two PCs at home and if you are reasonably experienced (or wish to become more
experienced) and are able to supervise other users of your home PCs then it may
not be necessary to use anything more than a home router.

Since I don't know your situation or experience it is difficult to give specific
advice.

It may be that a hardware firewall is a good choice for you but can you tell me
why you want one? One good reason may be to learn how to configure one.

Assuming you are using Windows PCs then there are many other things to check
before you start worrying about firewalls.

In my experience, home users often mistakenly put firewalls (hardware or
software) above everything else. I've seen users who told me they must be safe
because they had a firewall but who turned out to be running as administrator
with no Windows updates, no anti-virus software (or anti-virus software that had
never been updated) and no updates to other software such as Java, Acrobat,
Flash, Office, etc etc.

Jason


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