 stormbowFreedom isn't FREEPremium
join:2002-07-31
Simi Valley, CA
 ·Pacific Bell - SBC
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Re: Just curious Routers, Jazzy,
An analogy I like to use is a router is like a bouncer. When that windows virus comes poking around your IP address looking to get in the router basically says I don't know you you're not getting in. The virus never gets to touch the Windows machine. A software firewall on the other hand runs on the operating system. If there is a bug to be exploited, the firewall may not be able to prevent it unless it knows to look for it. That's why the more frequent updates, it is actually on Windows and MAY be vulnerable. |
