My PC is stand alone with dial-up phone line. Ken
----- Original Message ----- To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, September 29, 2003 12:04 PM > KENNETH JANUSZ [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] on Monday, September 29, 2003 9:05 > AM said; > > > > I have a Dell 8200 with XP Prof. SP1. > > > I would like recommendations as to a good firewall for this machine. XP > has a firewall but it is not the greatest. > > ZoneAlarm on the desktop - free version or pay to upgrade to the pro > version. > Assuming you have a home network, you also want to buy a DSL/Cable router - > which has it's own firewall built in. > > If you're feeling frisky, consider replacing the router/firewall with a PC > (with 2 nics) running BSD or Linux. You can also find distros tweaked to > act as a firewall/router - that's what I've done. > > FWIW, a friend of mine had his XP system plugged directly into his RR > connection. Friend said he didn't need a firewall or router (I'm not into > that security crap, I just want to play games). Friend has now had to > reformat his box (and lost work) because his box was rooted, blasted and > fubared within days of hooking it to the cable connection w/out a firewall. > YMMV. > > ~brian > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net > -- > Author: Brian Dunbar > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: KENNETH JANUSZ INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
