Re: Using a Linksys router, should I also use Zonealarm?
From: Mary (leckavrea-nospam_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 07/28/03
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Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2003 02:55:11 -0400
Thanks Miha and Lanwench:
I'm very clueless about this stuff. I just presumed that since the corporate
network is protected by a firewall, that once I was logged into it, I was
behind the firewall too. But I think from what you say, my VPN connection
acts as a kind of breach of their firewall making it easier for hackers to
piggyback me as I connect to the corporate network.
I searched through some old messages on these newsgroups and some posters
implied that the Linsksys router I'm using acts as a firewall too. So that's
where I came up with that notion. What is a NAT box?
I will have a look at Blackice. Lanwench, why don't you recommend Zonealarm?
Mary
"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
<lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Note that your Linksys model is not a firewall - it's just a router/NAT
box.
> Better than nothing, but not very hard for people to get through. You
should
> definitely use a software firewall product in addition to it, especially
if
> you're connecting to a corporate network via VPN - they probably won't
want
> someone hacking in through your insecure internet connection.
>
> ZoneAlarm isn't one of the best out there - I know BlackIce is good stuff.
> It should work fine with your VPN; I've done this before successfully.
>
> Or get a hardware firewall (Linksys makes one; don't remember the name
> offhand but it has an X in it and is about $130-$140 US).
>
> Mary wrote:
> > I'm using a Linksys Router (BEFSR41) to connect two computers
> > (dekstop and laptop) to my DSL modem. My desktop computer is running
> > Windows XP and my laptop is running Windows ME. In the past, I used
> > Zonealarm on the desktop computer. However, I unistalled it about a
> > year ago -- I was having issues with some other software, I don't
> > remember what, and a technician suggested that I get rid of
> > Zonealarm. I work from home via a VPN connection, and I do remember I
> > used to have some issues in running Zonealarm while connected by VPN.
> > I'm guessing that the VPN connection would be providing me with
> > protection from bad stuff anyway while it's running so maybe
> > Zonealarm is overkill at those times, is it? But once I disconnect my
> > VPN connection, would it be a good idea to use Zonealarm then, or is
> > my router enough of a barrier between me and the internet? Thanks.
>
>
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