Re: How good are personal hardware NAT firewalls?

From: Bill Sanderson (bill_NoSpamSanderson@msn.com)
Date: 10/28/02 

From: "Bill Sanderson" <bill_NoSpamSanderson@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2002 12:32:25 -0500

"Michel Gallant (MVP)" <neutron@istar.ca> wrote in message
news:3DBD7372.15347B25@istar.ca...
>
> the befsx41 has some extended packet filtering and other stuff not
available
> on the more basic befsr41. Also, there is not to-file logging capability
(ref.
> comment below)
> - Mitch
>
>
> >
> >
> > Note that you will also want to use a free syslog client to capture the
> > logging to a PC, or else the logs disappear every few minutes / seconds.
>

Are you sure about the logging? I'd be rather surprised if this isn't
available--it's pretty important in a firewall, and available even in the
befsr41.

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