- Do I need a firewall when connected via a router?
- Posted by Smirnoff on February 7th, 2006
I have a BT Voyager 2091 router connected to my PC via ethernet, as per
instructions.
Trend Micro Internet Security 2006 is my firewall.
I seem to remember reading that if you had a router connection, a firewall
was unnecessary.
Is this correct?
- Posted by R. McCarty on February 7th, 2006
Depends, it's like doing 5 of 6 things. It lowers your overall exposure
but doesn't close it off completely. My personal opinion is even with a
Router (NAT) it's still best to run a 3rd-Party Firewall application.
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- Posted by Smirnoff on February 7th, 2006
I thought I might be overdoing it a bit with belt and braces and possibly
causing a conflict.
As there is no problem I'll plod on as I am.
Thanks
R. McCarty wrote:
- Posted by Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers on February 7th, 2006
Hi,
While a router does provide a substantial layer of protection, you should
still engage the firewall in most circumstances. Suppose one machine behind
the router got infected? The router provides for NAT in most cases, which
will limit activity to that initiated from behind it, but it's not perfect
in blocking all unwanted traffic.
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- Posted by Mike Williams on February 7th, 2006
Smirnoff wrote:
If you manage to download a trojan that's calling out (with yoru credit
card details etc), you may still find a firewall useful.
- Posted by Plato on February 7th, 2006
Smirnoff wrote:
Seems like you have 2 firewalls already. Which is more than enough.
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- Posted by NoStop on February 9th, 2006
On Tuesday 07 February 2006 03:04 am, Smirnoff had this to say in
microsoft.public.windowsxp.general:
Yes, that is correct.
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