Re: Best Free Firewall Virus

In article <pan.2006.01.29.04.13.19.744324@noplace.nowhere>,
Robert <noone@noplace.nowhere> wrote:
>Hello All,
>
>I'm looking for the best free firewall and virus software out there for
>Windows XP. And NO I do not want to use the XP built in firewall. Hell
>M$ can't even make a good operating system, why should I trust them to
>protect it?
>
>Thnx

If you're on a LAN with an ISP connection that uses NAT, you're
already on a good firewall, as long as someone hasn't screwed with the
port settings.

If not, find someone that's just scrapped a DSL/modem/router becuase
he's switched to WiFi, changed service providers, upgraded to 100MB,
etc. Any box that does NAT will be an effective firewall for your
purposes.

I also recommend a software firewall on each machine to control
outgoing traffic. I'm looking for a current recommendation.

For a mobile laptop you've got to depend on a sowtware firewall.

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