A true SPI (statefull packet inspection) firewall on most newer higher end routers would be far preferable to having to open up your router and then put a firewall on every one of your internal machines.
The truly paranoid will of course do both. In my experience a good SPI firewall works very well and causes virtually no latency/impact on network connection speeds from devices behind the firewall/router. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ken Hokugo > Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 9:51 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [slim] (a bit OT) firewall in the router (was "Squeezebox2") > > Dean or anyone, > > Would the firewall feature in these routers (wireless or > wired) be good enough so that I can get rid of Zonealarm Pro > which contributes 10 to 15% more of CPU usage when playing > Slimserver? If I could get rid of the sw based firewall, > that would be great. > > I have never tried the firewall in my current wireless router > (D-Link) as when I tried it once, internet connection was > just totally shut down (I was too laze to explore as I have > Zonealarm already). Any tip to use this feature would be > much appreciated also. > > Thanks in advance. > > Ken > > From: dean blackketter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: Slim Devices Discussion <[email protected]> > To: Slim Devices Discussion <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [slim] Squeezebox2 > Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2005 07:57:26 -0800 > > > On Mar 9, 2005, at 7:05 AM, Ken Hokugo wrote: > >PS: will somone point me to the "right" 802.11g wireless router? I > >have to get one first. > > > I've been really happy with my Belkin Pre-N router, the > improvement in range using the MIMO technology is impressive. > I was able to take down three access points scattered around > the house and replace it with one Belkin in the basement for > significantly improved range/performance. > > Not cheap ($129USD) but highly recommended. > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss > _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
