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Firewall
Pobby
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in Techie Stuff
I have a belkin54g wireless set up.I understand that it has a built in firewall.Please tell me if that is enough protection and if I should install another firewall.
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It is always idea to use a software firewall as well, but the router should block all inbound attempts before it gets to your PC.
Have you encrypted your router with WPA?
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A Hardware firewall will be fine and stop any hackers getting in your computer
Software firewalls will only stop informationg being sent out but as long as your not going on dodgy websites you don't have to worry about things like that
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"The internet is a great way to get on the net."
- Bob Dole, Republican presidential candidate[/FONT]0 -
i would use a hardware and a software firewall0
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Likewise - I use both, especially as there are new ways of attacking computers appearing almost on a daily basis.0
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