Linksys BEFSR41 Router Version3 & Windows XP firewall

Hi

I am trying to grasp what constitutes "security". I am using a Linksys
BEFSR41 Router Version 3 and Windows XP firewall and I have yet to figure
out what protection this gives me. Perhaps someone could spell it out for
me?

Thanks, Dwight


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