Blick auf wie gut "D11@anywhere.com" <> goh, a hundert LKWAS in einer
Reihe geht, einige mit Kühen und einige mit Enten on Wed, 24 Sep 2003
22:17:59 GMT:

>On Wed, 24 Sep 2003 2007 GMT, "|3iff //ullins"
><biff.mullins3@3premeditatedfun.com> wrote:
>
>>lucat bene, der and-google@doxdesk.com (Andrew Clover) goh, a hunnert
>>truxx inero, sumwit kowz n' sumwit duxx on 24 Sep 2003 09:41:32 -0700:
>>
>>>> I use a dial-up connection so installing firewall software hasn't been
>>>> a priority. Would that make any difference?
>>>
>>>I don't know about this case, but going on-line with Windows without either
>>>
>>> a. a firewall or NAT box between you and the open net, OR
>>> b. keeping up to date with all patches, AND
>>> c. spending some considerable effort on disabling Windows network
>>> services such as RPC
>>>
>>please let me ask you this as i completely respect both your expertise
>>and opinion. also, kindly forgive me for any inherent stupidity in
>>this query...
>>
>>i've been running software firewalls for years now, but have recently
>>gotten into home networking and now have a dsl router in place that
>>gives me NAT. do you think i still need the software firewalls (kerio)
>>on my individual pc's? i would imagine that i do need them, if for no
>>other reason than to keep crapware from 'phoning home'?...
>>
>>while i've been on the 'net for years, i am a *total newbie to home
>>networking.
>>
>>>is a very bad idea regardless of whether it's an always-on or narrowband
>>>connection. Common worms today are small and attempt to connect frequently;
>>>you can reasonably expect to be infected in a matter of minutes.
>>>
>>i installed a new pc for a neighbor just the other day. he had dsl all
>>hooked up and ready for the pc. i plugged it in and within its first 5
>>minutes of internet connectivity, before i could even download the
>>firewall and install it), the poor bawx was infexted with at least two
>>different things. sickening, yet amazing...
>>
>>peace...
> Is a router a good firewall?
>
>Most consumer routers are just fine as firewalls if you don't need to
>open any ports in them. This is true whether the router uses NAT or
>SPI technology. Once you do open ports, SPI-based routers can provide
>a little more protection for the computers that the ports are
>forwarded to, but mainly from denial-of-service (DoS) or similar
>attacks that are intended to crash your machine.
>
>We highly recommend running a personal firewall program such as
>ZoneAlarm on any machine that has ports forwarded to it. These
>applications monitor all network data entering and leaving the system
>that they run on, looking for signs of suspicious behavior.
>http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/index.php
>http://www.firewall-software.com/fir..._firewall.html
>http://www.firewallguide.com/
>
thanks for the links!