Router firewall impact?

[Dual Trace]

I have connected my new computer to internet and finally decided to also keep
the old one connected at least as a backup (my wife needs internet for school
and cannot afford to lose connection for various reasons).
Following advice on this forum I acquired a router and successfully
installed it. It’s a D-Link 4 port router.

Question: what is its firewall good for? Would it conflict with the firewall
from Kaspersky Internet Security I have installed on my computers?

Thank you,
Dual Trace

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

I have connected my new computer to internet and finally decided to also keep
the old one connected at least as a backup (my wife needs internet for school
and cannot afford to lose connection for various reasons).
Following advice on this forum I acquired a router and successfully
installed it. It’s a D-Link 4 port router.

Question: what is its firewall good for? Would it conflict with the firewall
from Kaspersky Internet Security I have installed on my computers?

No conflicts at all. Keep both.

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I have connected my new computer to internet and finally decided to
also keep the old one connected at least as a backup (my wife needs
internet for school and cannot afford to lose connection for
various reasons).
Following advice on this forum I acquired a router and successfully
installed it. It's a D-Link 4 port router.

Question: what is its firewall good for? Would it conflict with the
firewall from Kaspersky Internet Security I have installed on my
computers?

The software firewall (Windows XP SP2 firewall or in your case - Kaspersky)
does not interact with the hardware firewall on your router. They are
seperate entities. The only thing is that if you want to poke a hole
through your system - you have two firewalls to do this with - not just one.

The reason there is no problem... One is a hardware firewall on a different
device than the software firewall.

 

[Dual Trace]

Thanks. Now I understood.

The software firewall (Windows XP SP2 firewall or in your case - Kaspersky)
does not interact with the hardware firewall on your router. They are
seperate entities. The only thing is that if you want to poke a hole
through your system - you have two firewalls to do this with - not just one.

The reason there is no problem... One is a hardware firewall on a different
device than the software firewall.

 

[Lil' Dave]

Just be sure to change the default access password to the router...

 

[Dual Trace]

What password? I don't remember seeing anything about a password during the
router installation. Please explain.

Thank you,
Dual Trace

 

[Tom [Pepper] Willett]

Need to read the manual.

: What password? I don't remember seeing anything about a password during
the
: router installation. Please explain.
:
: Thank you,
: Dual Trace
:
: "Lil' Dave" wrote:
:
: > Just be sure to change the default access password to the router...
: >
: > --
: > Dave
: > : > >I have connected my new computer to internet and finally decided to
also
: > >keep
: > > the old one connected at least as a backup (my wife needs internet for
: > > school
: > > and cannot afford to lose connection for various reasons).
: > > Following advice on this forum I acquired a router and successfully
: > > installed it. It's a D-Link 4 port router.
: > >
: > > Question: what is its firewall good for? Would it conflict with the
: > > firewall
: > > from Kaspersky Internet Security I have installed on my computers?
: > >
: > > Thank you,
: > > Dual Trace
: > >
: >
: >
: >

 

[Bob I]

See link
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=D-Link+4+port+router+password

 

[Lil' Dave]

The router password is what prevents someone on your PC, or by script from
the internet, intervening and changing your router settings. Perhaps
leaving the PC entirely vulnerable as a result.