[Shotimes] OT routers & firewalls - was (OT) Somebody Has A Virus!

Fri, 13 Jun 2003 09:52:05 -0400

Ok, maybe somebody can answer this for me.  How do you configure a
firewall on a router?  I have cable broadband at home.  Right now I'm
running a software firewall (Black Ice).  I'm thinking about getting a
router; mainly so I can get internet access on my other computer.  But
I don't understand how you can "set it up", if the firewall is now
before the computer.  Does software "flash" a chip in the router?  Or
do you use the settings prgrammed into it right out of the box?

Mike Wojton
Toledo, Ohio

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shotimes-admin@autox.team.net wrote on 06/13/2003 09:34:55 AM:

> Yep, Linksys wireless, the "old" 802.11b model that's been dropping in 
price
> for awhile! We have two laptops with wireless cards, and reception in 
the
> house is great!
> 
> The 11b frequency does mess with the cordless phones a bit, though, but
> moving away from a wireless card with clear the reception up. Getting an 
11a
> or an 11g network would help the phone situation, but the price was 
still up
> there on those base units.
> 
> Ron Porter 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Bruce [mailto:rbruce@bellatlantic.net] 
> Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 6:59 AM
> To: Ron Porter; 'Shotimes'
> Subject: RE: (OT) Somebody Has A Virus! Was: RE: [Shotimes] OEM tips
> 
> 
> Linksys?
> 
> Robert
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Ron Porter
> Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 2:26 AM
> To: 'Paul Nimz'; 'Shotimes'
> Subject: RE: (OT) Somebody Has A Virus! Was: RE: [Shotimes] OEM tips
> 
> 
> It's the Mailwasher that catches it. I run a gateway router/firewall 
that is
> physically in front of the PC that acts as the server for the wireless
> network in the house.
> 
> Ron Porter
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Nimz [mailto:pmnimz@v8sho.com]
> Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 1:57 AM
> To: Ron Porter; 'Shotimes'
> Subject: Re: (OT) Somebody Has A Virus! Was: RE: [Shotimes] OEM tips
> 
> 
> All I know is I've been without Norton for 2 years and Zonealarm has 
stopped
> all virii.  I've been using Mailwasher too for the last 6 months. It is
> before Zonealarm and will stop any email problems before you actually
> download them.
> 
> Paul Nimz
> '97 TR
> '93 EG mtx
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ron Porter" <ronporter@prodigy.net>
> To: "'Paul Nimz'" <pmnimz@v8sho.com>; "'Dave Garber'"
> <DGARBER@servicelinklp.com>; "'Shotimes'" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 12:51 AM
> Subject: RE: (OT) Somebody Has A Virus! Was: RE: [Shotimes] OEM tips
> 
> 
> > Firewall can't stop a virus imbedded in an otherwise legitimate email.
> >
> > Isn't Mailwasher an application running on the PC or server? That 
would
> > definitely be post-firewall.
> >
> > Ron Porter
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net 
[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
> > On Behalf Of Paul Nimz
> > Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 1:13 AM
> > To: Dave Garber; Shotimes
> > Subject: Re: (OT) Somebody Has A Virus! Was: RE: [Shotimes] OEM tips
> >
> >
> > AV software is reactionary while a firewall is pro active.  You can't 
stop
> a
> > virus that you don't have the update to if you rely on AV software.  A
> > firewall will stop all unwanted activity.  If you use Mailwasher it 
will
> > stop it before the firewall.
> >
> > Paul Nimz
> > '97 TR
> > '93 EG mtx
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Dave Garber" <DGARBER@servicelinklp.com>
> > To: "Shotimes" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 1:20 PM
> > Subject: RE: (OT) Somebody Has A Virus! Was: RE: [Shotimes] OEM tips
> >
> >
> > > How is a firewall going to help in place of good AV software?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Dave Garber
> > > Pittsburgh, PA
> > > 99 White
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Paul Nimz [mailto:pmnimz@v8sho.com]
> > > Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 10:03 AM
> > > To: Shotimes
> > >
> > > Forget anti-virus software and get a good firewall.
> > >
> > > Paul Nimz
> > > '97 TR
> > > '93 EG mtx
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