Generalization is required as the art of breaking firewalls/networks is
general. I don't believe in 'personal firewalls' to be honest with you.
They create a false sense of security. But, if I were looking for a
product, to protect a PC from simple attacks/access, from someone who
basically just downloaded some 'hacking' program and is running it; I would
pick ZoneAlarm.
As I said before, there's a product out there called MidPoint, which is a
complete software based routing/firewall/nat package. Although I can't
verify how secure the gateway itself is, I can say that your internal
network is in good shape if it is addressed with a 192.168 number and then
NATed to the 'net.
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
Behalf Of Ben Johansen
Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 10:48 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: Hardware Firewall vs Software Fire wall
Hi Eric
I See you making a lot if generalizations.
So do you have a product you recommend or are you in the generalization
business?
Ben Johansen
www.pcforge.com
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
Behalf Of Crued @ Enteract
Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 7:39 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: Hardware Firewall vs Software Fire wall
Zone alarm is good for simple blocking, but you can be assured that if any
software out there is going to break on an attack, it will be the 'personal
firewalls'. To protect a complete network, you need something more robust.
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
Behalf Of Ben Johansen
Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 10:27 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Hardware Firewall vs Software Fire wall
Hi Oma
Being the Paranoid (and probably a little schizophrenic)
I use the hardware and the Software
Hardware
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- Sonicwall SOHO2 (approx. $419.00 Buy.com) www.sonicwall.com
Software
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- Zonealarm Pro ($39.95) from www.zonelabs.com
- McAfee Vshield ($???) from www.nai.com or www.mcafee.com
- Lavasoft Ad-Aware Plus ($15.00) www.lavasoftUSA.com
But your safe with ZoneAlarm Pro as a very good and inexpensive software
option. You will need to go with the Pro version which will allow you to
customize access configuration. I run a web-cam and ZoneAlarm Pro was need
to open only the IP Addresses I wanted to allow access to my web cam.
Ben Johansen
www.pcforge.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Oma Cox" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Rbase-L@Sonetmail. Com" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 7:32 PM
Subject: Hardware Firewall vs Software Fire wall
> I've got a client who's connecting to the internet for remote access by
only
> one person via the internet to his network.
>
> That's the only use he'll be using it for no outbound activity other than
> the host service that's running on his server for that one persons access!
> (Connecting via Cable modem)
>
> The person has to logon to the network along with logon with the remote
> access software.
>
> The hardware people say use hardware the software guys say use software
and
> hardware fire walls.
>
> What are the thoughts of the list!
>
> I'm a software type in some places and hardware in others!
>
> No real reason!
>
> Best regards,
>
> Oma Cox
> Office & Computer Services Inc.
> P.O. Box 7153
> 365 W. Reed Rd. Ste. 'D'
> Greenville, MS 38701
>
> www.ocservicesinc.com
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
