At 12:20 AM -0600 on 11/28/02, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >The benefit of a firewall is to prevent attacks on your computer by not > >allowing any traffic in the first placed. > >To semi-answer the original question: what provision for firewalls >should one make? There are some good software firewalls out there - >IPNet Router by Sustainable Softworks (http://www.sustworks.com) (no >relation, by the way) is reliable, inexpensive ($49, I think) fairly >easy to set up, and can run on just about any ancient mac. (Mine's on >an old 68K Quadra). It works as both a NAT device and a firewall. >There are also "personal firewall" software apps like Symantec's, but >I don't know much about them. And, at the other end of the spectrum, >there are hardware firewalls that can run into some real money. >-- >Bill Christensen
-- I had been running the software firewall called "DoorStop" and it would log dozens of probes every day and prevent access to all ports except by addresses allowed or designated by me. When I installed a hardware router, D-Link, as suggested by Nancy on this list, I kept Doorstop active to see what would happen. D-Link does such a good job that Doorstop has nothing to log. D-Link like other routers not only provides protection but enables my 3 computer network to simultaneously surf through my single IP cable account. I believe I paid about $20-25 for the router. dan_A -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
