[76636] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: New Computer? Six Steps to Safer Surfing
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Suresh Ramasubramanian)
Sat Dec 18 21:49:53 2004
Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2004 08:19:28 +0530
From: Suresh Ramasubramanian <ops.lists@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Suresh Ramasubramanian <ops.lists@gmail.com>
To: Sean Donelan <sean@donelan.com>
Cc: nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.58.0412182057110.28470@clifden.donelan.com>
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
On Sat, 18 Dec 2004 21:14:30 -0500 (EST), Sean Donelan <sean@donelan.com> wrote:
>
> I wouldn't rely on software firewalls. At the same store you buy your
> computer, also buy a hardware firewall. Hopefully soon the motherboard
> and NIC manufacturers will start including built-in hardware firewalls.
> But sometimes, such as dialup modems, software firewalls are the only
> alternative.
>
Just asking .. any idea how many cable / dsl operators around the
world - not just in the USA - provide hardware firewalls along with
their CPE equipment - or perhaps provide CPE equipment that's capable
of firewalling?
Quite a few ISPs that I know of tend to hand out dsl routers with, at
the most, basic NAT / PAT capablities, and maybe a CD with a 30 day
trial versions of an antivirus program, along with other stuff.
--
Suresh Ramasubramanian (ops.lists@gmail.com)
