Re: Netgear portscanning me?

Chuck <skilover_nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Volker Birk wrote:
Chuck <skilover_nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Having a 2nd firewall secures your PC and limits the spread of any
malware should it ever get behind the NAT firewall.

Unfortunately no.

IMO every computer on the network should have it's own firewall in
addition to the NAT firewall.

Better configure your systems correctly.

Double firewalling is standard industry practice.

To achieve what? Aside from increased sales for personal firewall
vendors, that is.

Do you disagree?

Well, I for one most certainly do.

If so I hope you are not working as a network administrator.

M-hm. You have some arguments to go with that opinion of yours?

cu
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