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suggestions for router/fw? EA 05-01-2005
Posted by EA on May 1, 2005, 6:40 am
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I have had dialup until now but I'll soon be getting DSL. I'm not
familiar with routers or hardware firewals and I was wondering if
anyone could give me some suggestions. I have 2 computers at home and
I'd like to connect both to a router. Both computers have PFW. I'm
also considering a hardware firewall. I don't want the 2 computers to
share files, just to be able to access the internet. Neither computer
runs any servers, no open ports, etc. I can spend up to $200-$300 (not
including the modem). Any suggestions on how I can get the best
protection for this setup with that budget?

Also, if anyone could suggest a web site with info for people who are
just beginning to learn about routers, etc., I would appreciate it.

manuel



Posted by Duane Arnold on May 1, 2005, 7:00 am
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> I have had dialup until now but I'll soon be getting DSL. I'm not
> familiar with routers or hardware firewals and I was wondering if
> anyone could give me some suggestions. I have 2 computers at home and
> I'd like to connect both to a router. Both computers have PFW. I'm
> also considering a hardware firewall. I don't want the 2 computers to
> share files, just to be able to access the internet. Neither computer
> runs any servers, no open ports, etc. I can spend up to $200-$300 (not
> including the modem). Any suggestions on how I can get the best
> protection for this setup with that budget?
>
> Also, if anyone could suggest a web site with info for people who are
> just beginning to learn about routers, etc., I would appreciate it.
>
> manuel
>
>

I think it can be applied even for a home setup learning about the FW
technologies.

http://www.more.net/technical/netserv/tcpip/firewalls/

Duane :)


Posted by Gary on May 1, 2005, 10:27 am
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> I have had dialup until now but I'll soon be getting DSL. I'm not
> familiar with routers or hardware firewals and I was wondering if
> anyone could give me some suggestions. I have 2 computers at home and
> I'd like to connect both to a router. Both computers have PFW. I'm
> also considering a hardware firewall. I don't want the 2 computers to
> share files, just to be able to access the internet. Neither computer
> runs any servers, no open ports, etc. I can spend up to $200-$300 (not
> including the modem). Any suggestions on how I can get the best
> protection for this setup with that budget?
>
> Also, if anyone could suggest a web site with info for people who are
> just beginning to learn about routers, etc., I would appreciate it.
>
> manuel

If you are looking for a good home firewall the Watchguard SOHO6 is a great
hardware firewall. I have one and it is very easy to setup and it also
allows you to control outbound ports.


Posted by EA on May 2, 2005, 6:36 pm
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I'd like to thank all those who replied to my question...it was very
helpful! Unfortunately, some of you suggested options that are
beyond my budget. I need to contain the cost of this under $300 and
that will include about $50 for network cables. So, I have an
additional question:

I'm looking at the following options:

1. Linksys router with firewall features

2. Linksys plain router and a cheap (around $130) firewall appliance

3. A firewall for around $250, no router.

Which do you think is a better option for security? All machines run
personal firewalls with rules for outbound traffic. Also, every
machine has other security measures (antivirus, antitrojan, file
integrity monitor, ProcessGuard, web exploits filters, users who are
not totally ignorant :) ).

manuel




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