I would agree with morning_wood - hardware routers are a much better way to go - when the device fails, you fail closed, as opposed to a software solution, where if it fails, you fail open (read - open=vulnerable). In addition, I've found that even the technically savvy get perplexed by some of the alerts generated by personal firewall software. My personal experience in my home lab - The Linksys products worked very well, and I had mine running for 3 years without a failure (that wasn't caused by my ISP), but I recently upgraded to a Netgear model (FR114P) and saw a slight increase in throughput, both externally and internally. In addition, the Netgear provides additional features such as logging, better rule creation, and alerts to a SYSLOG device. Note, that the Netgear model is about twice as much as the typical Linksys models (mine cost ~$100). ______________________________ Joe Hummel
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of morning_wood Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 1:20 PM To: Ben Tyson-Norrman; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Full-Disclosure] Zone Alarm buy a $40 hardware router. Software firewalls are not a security solution IMHO. morning_wood ----- Original Message ----- From: Ben <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Tyson-Norrman To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 8:53 AM Subject: [Full-Disclosure] Zone Alarm I'm not sure I can ask this question without derision, but here goes... Zone Alarm, is it really as crap as everyone makes out.... or is the usual posturing by ill-informed...? Many thanks all Visit our web site @ www.twowaytv.com This e-mail and its attachments are intended for the above named recipient(s) only and may be confidential, legally privileged and protected by law. If you are not a named addressee or have received this transmission in error, please notify us immediately at [EMAIL PROTECTED] and then delete this e-mail. As Internet communications are not secure we do not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this message or responsibility for any change made to this message after the original sender sent it. Save for this legal notice, the contents or opinions contained within this e-mail are solely those of the sender and do not necessarily represent those of Two Way TV Ltd unless otherwise specifically stated.
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