Hardware Router Firewall Yes or No?

[mode101wpb]

I'm using Adelphia HSI Cable, for a firewall I'm using Sygate Personal (RIP) and have tested it with Shields UP and etc, no issues. Lately I have been getting Port Scan attempts from several different IP's. The Firewall worked in blocking the attack but the port scan attempts causes a hiccup that is very annoying when in the middle of playing HL2 or any other online game.

Will having a Hardware Router be a solution to blocking these attempts on top of using Sygate?

What are some good routers?

Do I need a router labeled "Firewall"?

Thanks

 

[JackMDS]

All Entry Level Routers are Firewall by Default.

Given the current low price, I recommend to any one who uses Broadband connection to use a Cable/DSL Router even if you are using a single computer.

I might add that you should use the software Firewall as well. All the Entry Level Routers are Firewall by Default.

Link to: Cable/DSL Routers - NAT, Ports, SPI.

Link to: Basic Protection for Broadband Internet Installation.

In case you decided to get a Router this might help too.

This might help in case

I need a Wire only Router would should I get? http://www.ezlan.net/faq#wiredrouter

Link to: Wireless What Should I Get?

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[mode101wpb]

Thanks, great info just what I needed.

On the topic of using a wireless router wired, I do have a old Linksys Wireless-B (802.11b) router, would this work okay if I wired it and disabled the wireless? How do I go about disabling?

 

[scottws]

A wireless router like the Linksys you are talking about functions both as a switch for wired PCs and a wireless access point. So yes, you could turn off the wireless functions and use is as a router/switch for non-wireless PCs.

I'm not sure about the specific model you're talking about, but on the WRT54G the default IP address you use to access the management functions is 192.168.1.1. You just type that in in a web browser. In the configuration options, there should be a setting to disable the wireless access point and it should be pretty straightforward and easy to do.

 

[JackMDS]

Originally posted by: mode101wpb
Thanks, great info just what I needed.

On the topic of using a wireless router wired, I do have a old Linksys Wireless-B (802.11b) router, would this work okay if I wired it and disabled the wireless? How do I go about disabling?

Yeah it would work OK; actually, this Router is a very good Wired Router, and a not so good Wireless.

As for disabling the Wireless, I do not remember it is an old Router.

If there is No Menu Entry to disable the Wireless then take off the Antennae (or put few layers of Aluminum foil around them.

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[mode101wpb]

Thanks to everyone, I'll give it a shot.

 

[mode101wpb]

Well it works great so far, I unscrewed the antennas and disabled the broadcast, which I presume means the wireless signal?

I did a Shields Up test and a few others on the net and the only port that wasn't stealthed was 113 which was closed, after reading it wasn't a big deal and Linksys supposedly resolved this setting in the latest Firmware, which I don't have a clue on how to install? Does anyone have the steps on how to do this? I tried through the Router's management functions, I see a firmware upgrade option but it's telling me to pick a binary file. I did download the latest Firmware from Linksys??

So I just changed the router's setting to forward the port to no-where and now it's stealthed, nice thing is the router kills any port scan attempts from ever reaching the software firewall (Sygate) I have installed.