Re: need firewall advice

From: Adnan Rafik (adnanrafik_at_yahoo.com.(donotspam))
Date: 11/25/04 

Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2004 07:15:05 -0800

I agree with Jeffrey. More over if you XP then you can install XP firewall
built-in with XP SP2. It's really very good. It give good protection. For
having XP SP2 you don't have to invest. Juz download and update your system.

Regards
Adnan Rafik

"jeffrey" wrote:

> Hi
>
> with just a single computer, software firewall will be ok. If you were to
> be using multiple computers with your DSL connection, you would require a
> router to enable all computers internet access. With most routers today,
> comes with a hardware firewall.
>
> Now if your really paranoid, then you can run both a hardware and software
> firewall.
>
> Jeff
>
> "JamesP" <JamesP@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:A3395265-0591-4259-9E35-76C4FEC2D2BC@microsoft.com...
> > I've been reading up on securing my PC and am confused about one point: do
> > I
> > need hardware and software firewalls? I have one PC on which I'm the sole
> > user and my Internet connection is a DSL modem ... what type of firewall
> > should I have or do I need both?
>
>

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