Does a regular "router" like you get at Best Buy work the same or does an appliance have much stronger protection?
-----Original Message----- From: Nurse, Robert If the router isn't a PC/Workstation, I'd say running it on a router. I use a firewall appliance (Sonicwall). Traffic is handled before it reaches hosts behind it. Robert Nurse STG Contractor - Applications Development Enterprise Management Center Computational & Information Sciences Directorate -----Original Message----- From: Andy Ousterhout [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 11:42 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: OT: Firewall question Which is more secure: Running your firewall on the NT 2003 Server or running it on a router? Andy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:193870 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54