Re: Ignorant to new broadband service, PLEASE HELP????

From: Moyah (nrodney@westminster.gov.uk)
Date: 03/14/03 

From: "Moyah" <nrodney@westminster.gov.uk>
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 06:54:30 -0800

Thanks for getting back to me. What should i ask for,
what is this hardware device called? And will this new
hardware device work alongside my router?

Thanks

>-----Original Message-----
>You need a true firewall, not just a router. Given that
you have a network,
>I'd suggest going for a hardware device - NetGear &
LinkSys make nice cheap
>ones. I prefer the Netgears myself. Make sure it does
stateful packet
>inspection - it will also do DHCP and NAT for you.
>
>Moyah wrote:
>> Hello all,
>>
>> I have just decided to go broadband, but i am very
worried
>> about the security issue seeing as my IC will now be on
>> 24/7. I have two computers and an XBox, so a friend
>> reccomended that i get a Router(which i have). Is this
>> sufficent to share may connections and keep my network
>> safe from intruders??
>
>
>.
>

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