hi, i currently use a router with NAT setup.

Do i still need to use a firewall aswell?

Thanks

Peter

On Tue, 19 Aug 2003 18:12:06 +0100, "Peter taylor" <me@me.com> wrote:


Andrew.

"Peter taylor" <me@me.com> wrote in message
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Opinions vary, but if you've got an ADSL modem/router combined it should
really be of the type that has an integral firewall IMO, i.e. one that can
stealth its ports. Many routers out there will not stealth ports, but just
close them - not particulary good for a static IP always on connection. Some
routers can't even close certain ports on the WAN side and rely on
username/password protection intead(!). You could try www.grc.com and
navigate to the Test My Shields section to find out just how open your
current setup is.

If you're really worried about security the best option IMO is to have a
dedicated firewall/NAT machine running something like Linux, with a simple
ethernet ADSL modem configured via a serial link or at best only accessible
from the LAN side, but that's generally OTT for ordinary home users.

Mark.

"markp" <map.nospam@surfanytime.co.uk> wrote in message
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Just to add to that it is also a good policy to run an application level
firewall (personal firewall) on each of your client machines, something like
ZoneAlarm or equivalent. That way if a trojan or virus happens to get onto a
client machine it's access to the internet can be monitored and blocked if
necessary.

Mark.

Spyware and trojans are similar in nature, in that they often come
bundled with "interesting" looking software.

They are probably distributed with software because the spyware company
will pay a fee to enable them to gather data off the back of other
peoples` hard work.

Not paranoid enough by the sounds of it :-}

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On Fri, 22 Aug 2003 04:17:31 +0100, "tHatDudeUK"
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software is always playing catch up, whereas a decent firewall rarely
needs updating.

Andrew.