Portmonkey
scurvy
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Southern IL
| reply to Grindy2
Re: Is a router enough of a firewall?
In addition to SPI & NAT, some routers are now beginning to also include outbound firewall protection, but from what I've seen the outbound protection rules need to be manually entered where as most software firewalls will take care of things for you. Regardless of whatever protection a router offers, a software firewall is a good idea. It's kind of like the spare tire in your trunk. Hopefully you'll never need it but if something were to happen, it's nice to have. Peace of mind in itself is a valuable thing, but to each her or his own.
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