Re: Best Firewall

In article <Xns96C4AF45EED06notmenotmecom@204.127.199.17>,
notme@notme.com says...
> J. E. Durbin <slothrop@example.com.invalid> wrote in
> news:3useh1p0p3scd9v90s0vr301f6fpvnkpol@4ax.com:
>
> > On Thu, 01 Sep 2005 11:09:45 -0500, Shadus <shadus@shadus.org> wrote:
> >
> >>On 2005-09-01, Volker Birk <bumens@dingens.org> blabbed:
> >>> hplayer03 <rosnermd@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>> Just wondering what was the best Free or Purchased Firewall?? ie.
> >>>> ZoneAlarm, Norton, Sygate...
> >>> Those are not firewalls. They're "Personal Firewalls", products
> >>> one doesn't need.
> >>
> >>To expand on that (and I agree for the most part) you may wish to look
> >>into a Cisco PIX, SonicWALL, etc... an alternate solution is a
> dedicated
> >>machine running linux/*nix of some variety setup strictly as a
> >>firewall... although I'm personally a fan of dedicated specialized
> >>equipment when it comes to networking equipment.
> >
> > I understand the arguments against software firewalls and pro hardware
> > firewalls, but these units currently range in price from US$1000 to
> > more than $15000. There are a few between $600 - $999.
> >
> > Not exactly attractive to the home broadband user.
> >
> > If the arguments for hardware firewalls are so compelling, it seems
> > Cisco, Sonicwall, and others would be developing low cost hardware
> > firewall solutions for non-commercial home users. What they might lose
> > in high margins on expensive units, they could regain in volume of
> > sales of low cost home user-oriented boxes.
> >
> > Until there are sub $100 dollar hardware firewalls, people are going
> > to go for the perceived protection of software firewalls, whether real
> > or not.
> >
> >
>
> What? You can go get a refurbished/used low-end one for $100 or less that
> will have a full 90 day warrantee and support on them.
>
> Duane :)
>
>
>
Where? If you don't know a lot about firewalls (I'm using Sygate
at the moment), would a hardware firewall be difficult to set up?

TIA

Louise
Received on Thu Sep 29 20:05:56 2005