Re: Hardware firewalls.

From: Mike Hall \(MS-MVP\) (mike.hall.mail_at_sympatico.ca)
Date: 04/28/05 

Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 14:42:06 -0400

Peebs

If you are connected via DSL (ADSL), there is a good chance that you are
behind a NAT device of some sort which is seen as the home version of a
hardware firewall.. if you still use dialup, forget about it.. 

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Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/user
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"Peebs" <Peebs@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:9E76C0FF-B8D3-4B46-A423-EB91C14E931E@microsoft.com...
>I would like to add a hardware firewall - I currently use a software
> firewall, NIS.
> Can anyone reccommend a good one? preferably one that is available in 
> Europe.
> Many thanks in advance,

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