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Firewall help?

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HwK2

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How effective are the hardware firewalls included with common routers (i.e Netgear, Linksys, D-link) , and is it redundant to run a software fire wall?

I ask beacuse it seems my date lite on my cable modem blinks when I am not using the inetrnet?


Hwk

Thanks in advance
 
My watch doesnt evern have the date on it and your router does? Amazing 😉

Anyhow, hardware firewalls are fine. I would personally run a personal firewall too, but Im paranoid about these things. Do a search on this topic in this forum and you should get a couple of threads about hardware + software firewalls.
 
Most of the common routers offer protection in the form of NAT. While not as elaborite as higher end "firewalls" they provide the home or SOHO user with ample inbound protection. Out of the 3 you mentioned, NetGear is the only choice...the others are toys 🙂

If you noticed I said "inbound" above for a reason. No hardware firewall will prevent outbound traffic from say...a trojan or bad app (spy ware). This is why I think its equally important to follow up a hardware solution with a good "software" firewall like TinyFirewall. IMO TinyFirewall is THE BEST and offers the most advanced options to really lock stuff down (as long you are not affraid of protocols, filters, ect..).

 
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