Trendnet TEW-432BRP router do I need a software firewall? in Wireless Security http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20935768 en Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:45:26 EDT Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:45:26 EDT Re: Trendnet TEW-432BRP router do I need a software firewall? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20937998 Anav : Software firewall I consider a core piece of security ON THE PC, last line of defence in a layered system approach.

It takes minutes to get infected without protection in place and many people when having router issues will connect up directly to the modem to check out whats going on and without a SW firewall in place your up sheets creek without a paddle. Not that its common anymore but dial backup is another time you want SW firewall.

Do agree that a router does in fact take the majority of the workload off the SW firewall BUT!!!!

a. the SW firewall is application specific, routers are IP and traffic type specific (two diff fish).
b. most still forward some ports to PCs, wish is opening holes in teh router
c. SW firewall is useful in alerting, monitoring outgoing traffic.
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LlamaWorks Equipment]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20937998 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:35:16 EDT Re: Trendnet TEW-432BRP router do I need a software firewall? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20936722 docrice : Most home routers will perform network address translation (NAT) automatically since they're typically designed to accommodate many internal hosts to share one external, publicly-routable address (a variation called port address translation, also referred to as PAT or NAT overload).

As for using ZoneAlarm or any other personal firewall on a host, see:

»Software Vs Hardware firewall]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20936722 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 23:17:10 EDT Trendnet TEW-432BRP router do I need a software firewall? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20935768 WildGod : I just bought a Trendnet TEW-432BRP router just to use with my iPhone. I believe it has a NAT firewall, does that mean I can uninstall Zone Alarm? How do I know if the NAT firewall is on?

Newbie to routers.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20935768 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:51:25 EDT