firewall

[belgrave]

i recently purchased netgear firewall router DG834G.as
this one has in built firewall,do i still need to use
windows firewall?.are there likely any problems using
both?.
thanks

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Like WinXP's firewall, NAT-capable routers do nothing to protect
the user from him/herself. Again -- and I _cannot_ emphasize this
enough -- almost all spyware and many Trojans and worms are downloaded
and installed deliberately (albeit unknowingly) by the user. So a
software firewall, such as Sygate or ZoneAlarm, that can detect and
warn the user of unauthorized out-going traffic is an important
element of protecting one's privacy and security. Most antivirus
applications do not scan for or protect you from adware/spyware,
because, after all, you've installed them yourself, so you must want
them there, right?

I use both a router with NAT and Sygate Personal Firewall, even
though I generally know better than to install scumware. When it
comes to computer security and protecting my privacy, I prefer the old
"belt and suspenders" approach.


Bruce Chambers
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[Crusty \Old B@stard\]

Agreed! Agreed! Agreed!

On 90% of the computers I work on, the scumware has been placed there by the
computer owners themselves, usually when installing "FREE" software or
downloading from a site such as Kazaa! Also, when they visit porno sites and
download the mandatory "free" viewer they are infected with dialer programs
and all sorts of web page redirects.

For those who don't know! Windows XP is perfectly capable of displaying
almost any graphic or video. If you are told you *need* a viewer, from an
obviously dubious web site, leave the web site. You don't want their viewer!

Get the standard extra viewers from the manufacturers web sites, such as the
Real Player or Quick Time viewer.

--
Regards:

Richard Urban

aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard

 

[belgrave]

thank you very much.i will install either sygate or zone
alarm
thankyou once again

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

You're welcome.

Bruce Chambers
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