RE: [Full-Disclosure] Microsoft urging users to buy Harware Firewalls

["Richard M. Smith" <rms@computerbytesman.com>]

I agree with Microsoft's recommendation for a hardware firewall on all
home PCs.  A Linksys NAT router box is selling for only $40 at Amazon as
we speak.  Besides protecting against the MSBlaster worm, a hardware
firewall blocks those annoying Windows pop-up spam messages which have
become so common lately.  A hardware firewall also protects a shared
Windows directory from being accessed from the Internet.  My only
question is why aren't NAT routers built into all cable and DSL modems.

Richard M. Smith
http://www.ComputerBytesMan.com


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[mailto:full-disclosure-admin@lists.netsys.com] On Behalf Of Joey
Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 4:07 PM
To: Tri Huynh; bugtraq@securityfocus.com
Cc: full-disclosure@lists.netsys.com
Subject: [Full-Disclosure] Microsoft urging users to buy Harware
Firewalls


Although it is true, i still thought it was
interesting because it was written yesterday. They'd
rather have people buy hardware firewalls instead of
stopping their software from having open ports on the
internet.

http://microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/columns/northrup/02august12.as
p



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