Re: Best Firewall

In article <Xns96C4D04ADD3Dnotmenotmecom@204.127.199.17>,
notme@notme.com says...
> louise <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in
> news:MPG.1d81680e35acb6f69896d2@news-server.nyc.rr.com:
>
> > 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 :)
> >>
> >>
> >>
thanks - I found the user manual online and I'm going to attempt to
comprehend it :-)

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