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Do you run a firewall?

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schmedy

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Do you use a software or hardware firewall? I used to run Black Ice in CA on my DSL and got a few hits on my IP now and then but I just tried ZoneAlarm on my cable in VT and I get hit like 100+ times a day. What about everyone else?
 
You HAVE to run some kind of firewall if you have broadband! For me it's not a choice at all...

I run my SMC Barricade router with it's built-in firewall...

 


<< You HAVE to run some kind of firewall if you have broadband! >>



And why is that? I don't run anything...
 
I run a hardware firewall. (RedHat Linux on a seperate box that does DHCP and IP masquerading for my roommates)
 
I am currently running a Netgear RT314, but I don't consider it secure at all. Software and most low-end hardware firewalls are pretty crummy. I am building my linux firewall. Once it is installed and running, I will feel a little better about the security of my connection.
 
I run a hardware firewall. (RedHat Linux on a seperate box that does DHCP and IP masquerading for my roommates)

isn't that technically a software firewall?
 


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Me too. Although I don't think it's necessary, i run the router because I have 2 pcs that need to share the internet.
 


<< I run a hardware firewall. (RedHat Linux on a seperate box that does DHCP and IP masquerading for my roommates)

isn't that technically a software firewall? >>

Isn't a hardware firewall basically a limited computer with hardwired firewall software? (honest question, correct me if im wrong)
 


<< I run a hardware firewall. (RedHat Linux on a seperate box that does DHCP and IP masquerading for my roommates)

isn't that technically a software firewall? >>



Nope. A software firewall is generally a piece of software that runs on the machine you are attempting to secure.

A hardware firewall is an actual piece of hardware that sits between your connection to the internet and you workstation. An example is the Cisco PIX. A PIX is nothing more than a scaled down (SLOW) PC with a proprietary OS.
 


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<< I run a hardware firewall. (RedHat Linux on a seperate box that does DHCP and IP masquerading for my roommates)

isn't that technically a software firewall? >>

Isn't a hardware firewall basically a limited computer with hardwired firewall software? (honest question, correct me if im wrong) >>



Exactly. See my post above this one.
 
I'm behind a corporate firewall, which I and the company feel is totally safe.

Internet Backbone : ISP router : firewall : me
 


<<

<< I run a hardware firewall. (RedHat Linux on a seperate box that does DHCP and IP masquerading for my roommates)

isn't that technically a software firewall? >>



Nope. A software firewall is generally a piece of software that runs on the machine you are attempting to secure.

A hardware firewall is an actual piece of hardware that sits between your connection to the internet and you workstation. An example is the Cisco PIX. A PIX is nothing more than a scaled down (SLOW) PC with a proprietary OS. >>



Thank you sir, you truly are a gentleman and a scholar. 😀
 
Nokia IP440's at work with load balancers (Runs Checkpoint FW-1, Floodgate, and VPN-1)

Nokia IP110 at home (Checkpoint FW-1, limited to protect 10 IP's)

 
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