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> What is a good hardware firewall to get?
All Marty
post Jun 18 2005, 10:35 AM
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I would like to get a hardware firewall for less than $150 and was wondering what you would recommend?

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post Jun 18 2005, 02:57 PM
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QUOTE(All Marty @ Jun 18 2005, 04:35 PM)
I would like to get a hardware firewall for less than $150 and was wondering what you would recommend?

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How bout a free one. Theres many out there just google for them.
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post Jun 18 2005, 05:21 PM
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hi,

you mean a NAT Hardware router?

http://www.smc.com/index.cfm?event=viewCat...de=EN_USA&cid=1

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post Jun 20 2005, 02:20 PM
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Yes thats it. I have been looking at Linksys and Netgear's.
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post Jun 20 2005, 03:21 PM
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You should be able to get something well under $150

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/ca....asp?CatId=198&
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post Jun 20 2005, 04:24 PM
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hi,

make sure the NAT router has built in SPI (firewall) also a good idea to use a software firewall like ZA
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Good point shelf life. A layered approach to security is the best approach.

With a nat router it will block incoming, however if for some reasons somthing does get onto your system it will happily call home and your router wont help. A software firewall like ZoneAlarm free will notify if something is trying to call out.
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