Re: Network security
- From: Dr. Anton T. Squeegee <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 21:39:29 -0700
In article <n%%og.244$v36.17@xxxxxxxx>, kmills334@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (known
to some as Kevin M) scribed...
I know this is a Dell group, but there seems to be some very knowlegable
people here about other issuse. I have a small office network (4 PC's) and
was wondering if I should purchase a hardware based firewall. At this time,
I have cable internet service, and I'm using a $50.00 Linksys router. I have
looked at some hardware firewalls (Cisco, Sonicwall), but I didn't know if
there was any real benefit.
Here's my take on it. If you're just a casual 'net user, and you're
not running your own servers, there's no real reason to go beyond a
'consumer' grade firewall, such as that which is (probably) built into
the Linksys router you already have.
HOWEVER -- If you expect to start running your own servers, hosting
your own domains on your own DNS boxen, or if you have your own mail
and/or web servers that you need to administer remotely, via VPN, then
you need to look at a higher-end product than the Linksys.
Happy netting.
--
Dr. Anton T. Squeegee, Director, Dutch Surrealist Plumbing Institute
(Known to some as Bruce Lane, KC7GR)
http://www.bluefeathertech.com -- kyrrin a/t bluefeathertech d-o=t calm
"Salvadore Dali's computer has surreal ports..."
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