Do you use a software firewall?

[jjones]

Well, do ya?

 

[LS20]

work yes home no

 

[FoBoT]

both
XP SP2 firewall and router firewall

 

[jjones]

I'm curious about this. I have been using ZA for years along with my router's firewall, but I just quit using ZA now. I liked to catch the programs phoning home but now it doesn't seem to matter to me so much.

 

[Platypus]

Nope.

 

[sswingle]

Just the router for the PC. I think the notebook has SP2 firewall because I havent bothered to turn it off yet.

 

[Shawn]

no

 

[j00fek]

nope

i just use NAT

 

[pontifex]

i used to use a software firewall but now i just use the router's

 

[Feldenak]

Hardware firewall at work and nothing at home.

 

[tranceport]

No.

Clarkconnect and IPtables.. Which I suppose is actually software.... Honestly.. It's all software 😉

 

[Qianglong]

s/w firewall is the most useless bloatware ever

 

[spidey07]

Anybody that doesn't run a software firewall is an idiot an asking to get owned. You're also not being a very good netizen by NOT running one.

NAT IS NOT SECURITY!

 

[Demon-Xanth]

I use an IPCop router as a firewall.

 

[lobbyone]

XP2 + Router

How big of a difference are software firewall and hardware firewall?

 

[ITJunkie]

Smoothwall at home and work

 

[kindest]

router + kerio 2.1.5

 

[tfinch2]

Originally posted by: j00fek
nope

i just use NAT

 

[Crucial]

Originally posted by: spidey07
Anybody that doesn't run a software firewall is an idiot an asking to get owned. You're also not being a very good netizen by NOT running one.

NAT IS NOT SECURITY!

I don't use one and I make my own patch cables. I AM DOOMED!!!!1111!!!!!

 

[Feldenak]

Originally posted by: Feldenak
Hardware firewall at work and nothing at home.

Oops, I take it back. The firewall on my home router is enabled also.

 

[adairusmc]

I have bitdefender internet security (firewall included) installed on both of my machines, and I use a SonicWall TZ-170 wireless for a router.

 

[marulee]

Not really.

🙂

 

[ForumMaster]

i have my router firewall plus ZA Internet Security Suite.

 

[vi edit]

Router NAT + XP SP2 Firewall

No Anti-virus software though.

 

[WiseOldDude]

NAT firewall, like the wimpy M$ SP2 firewall block only incoming stuff. Neither gives a damn about anything on your computer "phoning home" which a software firewall will stop.