Hi

Now that the computers in this household are multiplying I am about to
take the jump from dialup to broadband. I currently have 2 desktops
with the Zonealarm firewall and a laptop running the Vista firewall.

I have been looking at the current broadband deals, BT is offering a
hub for £30 with option1 and AOL is offereing a free wireless router.

I notice that some wireless routers contain a firewall. Can anbody
tell me if the above hub/router contain a firewall and if they do not
would it be a better option to buy a wireless router conatining a
Firewall rather than relying on the separate software firewalls in my
three computers.

Any comments on BT or AOL as a choice or any other deals,
also welcome.

TIA

Dave

On Thursday, in article
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Noone@Nowhere.com "David" wrote:

There are various things a router can do which, while not strictly a
firewall, can provide a lot of extra trouble to a hacker or malicious
software. Even with a full firewall, there are things which can be done
with a software firewall on each machine. For instance, Zone Alarm is
quite good at watching for new software (or changed software) trying to
access the Internet.

I can't really give any specific recommendations, but if your software
firewalls work, there's no harm in keeping them operating. (Though the
Norton product has attracted some flak in these parts.)

--
David G. Bell -- SF Fan, Filker, and Punslinger.

On the horizon, a carrier task force of the Salvation Navy was
turning into the wind, preparing to launch Zeppelins.

On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 13:54:23 +0000 (GMT), dbell@zhochaka.org.uk
("David G. Bell") wrote:

Windows Defender seems to be quite vigilant too, as it gives lots of
warnings of any system changes. It comes as part of Vista, but there
is a version for XP that you can download separately for free.

Rod.