Unless you run servers or do something else that is beyond the average
user's activity, you don't need any more of a firewall than NAT
translation gives you and every home router with more than one local
LAN jack gives you that.

Find someone that's gotten a WiFi router and has a wire-only router on
the shelf, somewhere.

Posted by Al Dykes on January 12, 2008, 2:02 pm

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>Although I use only one computer. I would like to add a router for the

>firewall protection.

>Any specific suggestions?

>Thanks for the help.

I agree.

Any home broadband gateway that you can get on ebay or in the
dumpster will work.

Posted by Ryan P. on January 12, 2008, 2:10 pm

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Tom In Maine wrote:

> Although I use only one computer. I would like to add a router for the

> firewall protection.

> Any specific suggestions?

.
.
I'll try to be a little more helpful than Sebastian.

If you are just using this computer for normal home use (I.E, no Top
Secret nuclear weapons documents, etc...), most of the routers you'll
find at Best Buy will be fine. If you don't have a laptop (and don't
plan on getting one soon), don't get a wireless router.

This will HELP protect you from 95% of the random internet trash out
there, like port scanners.

If a LIVE person really decides they want to break into your network,
a router won't be too tough to get through. You will still need to
practice good security on your PC. For example, don't store sensitive
iformation like account numbers or social security numbers on your hard
drive. Archive them to a CD-ROM. Don't make a list of all your
passwords to all the websites you go to and save it on your computer...
print it out, or archive it to a CD-ROM.

Sebastian will probably tell you that all you need to do is turn on
Windows Firewall. You should do this, too, but adding a router between
you and the Wild adds another layer of protection.

Its like your car. If you lock the doors, most thieves will move on
to a car that ISN'T locked.

Posted by on January 12, 2008, 2:34 pm

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On Sat, 12 Jan 2008 13:10:55 -0600, "Ryan P."

>Tom In Maine wrote:

>> Although I use only one computer. I would like to add a router for the

>> firewall protection.

>> Any specific suggestions?

> I'll try to be a little more helpful than Sebastian.

> If you are just using this computer for normal home use (I.E, no Top

>Secret nuclear weapons documents, etc...), most of the routers you'll

>find at Best Buy will be fine. If you don't have a laptop (and don't

>plan on getting one soon), don't get a wireless router.

It will definitely be NOT wireless.

> This will HELP protect you from 95% of the random internet trash out

>there, like port scanners.

> If a LIVE person really decides they want to break into your network,

>a router won't be too tough to get through. You will still need to

>practice good security on your PC. For example, don't store sensitive

>iformation like account numbers or social security numbers on your hard

>drive. Archive them to a CD-ROM. Don't make a list of all your

>passwords to all the websites you go to and save it on your computer...

>print it out, or archive it to a CD-ROM.

All reasonable things that I do now. Thanks for enumerating them.

> Sebastian will probably tell you that all you need to do is turn on

>Windows Firewall. You should do this, too, but adding a router between

>you and the Wild adds another layer of protection.

I just ignored him.

> Its like your car. If you lock the doors, most thieves will move on

>to a car that ISN'T locked.

Excellent points.

Thank you very much.

Posted by Sebastian G. on January 12, 2008, 3:34 pm

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Ryan P. wrote:

> If you are just using this computer for normal home use (I.E, no Top

> Secret nuclear weapons documents, etc...), most of the routers you'll

> find at Best Buy will be fine.

What about no router and no firewalling at all? Such things are utterly
pointless for normal home use, hence he should save his money and optionally
invest it in something he really needs or wants.

> This will HELP protect you from 95% of the random internet trash out

> there, like port scanners.

Who cares, as long as the rest 5% get through and will cause trouble?

> Sebastian will probably tell you that all you need to do is turn on

> Windows Firewall. You should do this, too, but adding a router between

> you and the Wild adds another layer of protection.

The router adds exactly zero protection.

> Its like your car. If you lock the doors, most thieves will move on

> to a car that ISN'T locked.

Except that a router doesn't add any security.

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