Re: Wrt54G is a FW appliance?

"Leythos" <void@nowhere.lan> wrote in message
news:MPG.1d5560fbdb89a46f989a8c@news-server.columbus.rr.com...
> In article <Xns96A3A54A8104notmenotmecom@204.127.199.17>,
> notme@notme.com says...
>> I am being told that because the WRT54G Linksys NAT router uses NAT,
>> IPtables, SPI and proxies it is now considered to be a FW appliance like
>> a
>> Watchguard.
>>
>> I'll give it to the WRT54G that it fits the category of a packet
>> filtering
>> FW router, unlike the other Linksys products that I have seen and used
>> but
>> I am being told otherwise.
>>
>> Anyone have any comments on this I would appreciate it?
>
> When it can tell the difference between HTTP and anything else on port
> 80, and that's not going to happen anytime soon, it will be a firewall.
>

Thanks

You would not believe what I am going through in a wireless NG about a 54G
and a WG. :)

Duane :)
Received on Thu Sep 29 19:59:52 2005