Re: Router - additional firewall

From: Barbara Carlson (bbcarlson_at_snappydsl.net)
Date: 07/01/04 

Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2004 20:37:14 -0400

Maybe that's why my computer guru son said he saw no need to add a software
firewall, though he said it couldn't hurt if I wanted to. I also am running
my network through a Linux server, which he said also reduced the chances of
problems.

Barb C.
"14tonks" <mail.2.14tonks@recursor.net> wrote in message
news:2kfufpF1q5v9U1@uni-berlin.de...
> Many people consider it a good idea to have a software firewall on each
> computer as well as a hardware firewall on the router. Obviously your SIL
> does not agree with this school of thought. If your router firewall
> controls outgoing as well as incoming traffic, you never take any of the
> computers on your network elsewhere, do not have users on any computer who
> engage in dubious practices, do not run a wireless network, and keep all
> computers fully patched with all their antivirus and antitrojan programs
> updated daily, then you probably do not need the extra security of a
> software firewall on each computer as well. If not, I would recommend the
> second firewall.
> --
>
> Sheila
> To reply to me, add the prefix real. to my address.
>
>
> "Barbara OBrien Smith" <bsptss@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:20040630055256.19468.00000891@mb-m17.aol.com...
> > I have AOL and Comcast. I also have a router between the two computers.
My
> SIL
> > told me for the upteenth time that I do not need a firewall with the
> router and
> > he seems to get upset that I don't take his advice. I was told by a
friend
> that
> > I should have an additional firewall. Now I am reading on AOL that they
> offer
> > McAfee firewall for free and recommend downloading it. So the question
is,
> do
> > you need an additional firewall when you use a router.
> >
> > I got a message today from someone I don't know claiming email came from
> me
> > with a virus attached. I ran Nortons (which is automatically updated and
I
> > manually update at least twice a week) and came up clean, and then ran
> > Housecall and came up with no viruses. I did a trojan scan and came up
> clean.
> > How did he get an email from me then? I changed my password on AOL just
in
> case
> > since all those screen names had been stolen.
> > Thanks
> > Barbara
>
>

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