Op maandag 04-12-2006 om 12:25 uur [tijdzone -0500], schreef Coe, Bob: > > > I also run XP Pro (SP2) Firewall - although I also use a router > which > > > (I'm told) makes a firewall unnecessary. > > > > You were told wrong. > > Maybe and maybe not. Nowadays many routers have built-in firewalls, some > of which are quite effective. (Assuming, of course, that the router's > firewall functionality is turned on and correctly configured.)
Like it was written there as an absolute statement "a router makes a firewall unnecessary", it was an incomplete and therefor false statement. Yes, a router *can* have a firewall on board. And yes, most of the "residential broadband routers" nowadays do have a firewall. But most of the time, people take a router out of the box and the bubblewrap, plug it in, and forget about it. I'm one of the moderators on a forum for the customers of a Belgian cable ISP, and I have read too much horror stories... > > Using a router is no excuse for not using a good firewall. > > Right, unless that router *is* a good firewall. Indeed, but there are too many ifs and maybes. It's better to be sure than sorry. And a multilayered defense never hurt anyone. It's the same with spam prevention. -- Amedee Van Gasse [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ [email protected] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/spambayes Check the FAQ before asking: http://spambayes.sf.net/faq.html
