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Apr 09, 2004, 05:33 PM
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Emperor
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Posts: 1,198
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do i need a firewall?
do i need a firewall?
I have a satilite internet that connects at 11mb, what woulda firewall help with? |
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Apr 09, 2004, 05:42 PM
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Observer
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: NYC
Posts: 1,066
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it helps to stop people from hacking into your PC.
there are other ways to stop that from happening too, but a firewall is usually good enough. |
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Apr 09, 2004, 07:28 PM
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Tradition
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Cape Cod
Posts: 8,185
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This is the firewall I used before it stopped rembering my settings. http://www.snapfiles.com/get/outpost.html
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Apr 09, 2004, 09:59 PM
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On the can.
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: SF, CA
Posts: 2,694
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Re: do i need a firewall?
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Apr 10, 2004, 05:52 AM
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Orange Cycloptic Blob
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Where you wish to be!
Posts: 3,390
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If you have many computers at home, or even a LAN already set up, consider buying a physical firewall/router to protect all computers without disturbing the LAN. The XP firewall doesn't work well with a LAN.
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Apr 10, 2004, 10:12 AM
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Evergreen
Join Date: Sep 2002
Posts: 7,476
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Today not having a firewall is not even an option.
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Apr 12, 2004, 01:55 PM
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Scrooge
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Finland
Posts: 1,005
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I'm behind two firewalls.
 The first one of them is my ADSL router with NAT enabled (generally no incoming connections allowed) and the other firewall is on my desktop computer. I recommend installing a firewall (Kerio Personal Firewall for example) on your computer too because it allows you to regulate outgoing traffic (no more spyware leaking private information).
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Apr 12, 2004, 04:07 PM
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Emperor
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Posts: 1,198
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can I just use the windows one, or is that one to good?
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Apr 12, 2004, 05:24 PM
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On the can.
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: SF, CA
Posts: 2,694
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Apr 12, 2004, 06:46 PM
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Friendly Ball of Fire
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: The land of beavers and mooses.
Posts: 319
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The Windows Firewall is a minimum, I would reccomend going with another software firewall (e.g. ZoneAlarm) for more security, or even a hardware firewall (router) for the best in practical security. (For the maximum security, go with a CISCO router... but that's just impractical
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