[access-uk] Re: can i turn off my firewall
- From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2007 18:52:55 -0000
Hi Jackie,
Well, you can run tests like Shields Up at http://www.grc.com. These are
not foolproof, but they certainly help to be informed.
All the best
Steve
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Jackie Cairns
Sent: 17 November 2007 16:31
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: can i turn off my firewall
Steve, how do you know that you are behind a good router though. That's my
point really. I don't know because I'm not technically savvy, so I just
leave well alone and draw some comfort from the knowledge that I've done all
I can to protect myself. See what I mean?
Jackie
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2007 4:13 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: can i turn off my firewall
> Hi Jackie,
>
> I don't think there is anything superior about my knowledge, but it is a
> contentious issue all over the web. From what I have read in the past, I
> don't think you need any longer worry about software firewals if you are
> behind a good, and I stress, good NAT router.
>
> All the best
>
> Steve
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of
> Jackie Cairns
> Sent: 17 November 2007 13:26
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: can i turn off my firewall
>
> I bough to your superior knowledge Steve, but I've always been told to use
> whatever is going as well as the router for added protection.
>
> Jackie
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2007 12:53 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: can i turn off my firewall
>
>
>> Hi Jackie,
>>
>> Personally, I disagree. Routers, particularly Linksys, have excellent
>> firewalls, so there is no point in hogging resources with Windows
>> Firewall,
>> unless you are not behind your router. Software firewalls just hog
>> resources, and if you are behind a hardware router, you don't need it.
>>
>> All the best
>>
>> Steve
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
>> Of
>> Jackie Cairns
>> Sent: 17 November 2007 12:00
>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: can i turn off my firewall
>>
>> Barry, I wouldn't recommend it, even though the router has one. Always
>> better with more than not enough I'm sorry to say.
>>
>> Jackie
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "barrie moxon" <s.moxon@xxxxxxx>
>> To: "access UK" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2007 11:48 AM
>> Subject: [access-uk] can i turn off my firewall
>>
>>
>>> hi folks.
>>> `¬got a new router, can I now turn off my software firewall.
>>> all the best.
>>> Barrie.
>>>
>>> Barrie Moxon
>>> s.moxon@xxxxxxx
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