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DRUFER 
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Posted on: May 29 2002,22:47 |
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I just got in the linksys wireless router w/ 4 port switch and wireless card. Its all set up and working great, but can ayone recommend a firewall or somthing that i can use to keep people out of my network? I already tuned the Wired Equivelent Privacy up to 128 bits, is that enough?
Edited by DRUFER on Jan. 01 1970,01:00
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Wiley
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Posted on: May 29 2002,23:05 |
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Dummy, that IS a Firewall!!
The EtherFast® Wireless AP + Cable/DSL Router w/4-Port Switch provides the ideal solution for connecting your wireless network to a high-speed broadband Internet connection and a 10/100 Fast Ethernet backbone. Configurable as a DHCP server for your existing network, the EtherFast® Wireless AP + Cable/DSL Router w/4-Port Switch acts as the only externally recognized Internet gateway on your local area network (LAN) and serve as an Internet NAT firewall against unwanted outside intruders. The Router can also be configured to filter internal users’ access to the Internet.
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DRUFER
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Posted on: May 29 2002,23:58 |
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doh....thats what i get for not reading everything....thanks
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CNCJake
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actually, you need two of those units in order to get funtionality of a firewall. What you do is, go buy a second one, then ship it to me. That will make it all good!
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DRUFER
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Posted on: May 30 2002,01:03 |
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im not THAT stupid
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Posted on: May 30 2002,02:23 |
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| Quote (DRUFER @ 29 May 2002,08:03) | | im not THAT stupid |
See he know's he has to send it to me for it to be great.
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Beldurin
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Posted on: May 30 2002,04:25 |
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| Quote (Wiley @ 29 May 2002,17:05) | Dummy, that IS a Firewall!!
The EtherFast® Wireless AP + Cable/DSL Router w/4-Port Switch provides the ideal solution for connecting your wireless network to a high-speed broadband Internet connection and a 10/100 Fast Ethernet backbone. Configurable as a DHCP server for your existing network, the EtherFast® Wireless AP + Cable/DSL Router w/4-Port Switch acts as the only externally recognized Internet gateway on your local area network (LAN) and serve as an Internet NAT firewall against unwanted outside intruders. The Router can also be configured to filter internal users’ access to the Internet. |
Wiley, Wiley, Wiley...I would have hoped that you of all people wouldn't fall for that. They call it a router, but it's not really a router. They call it a firewall, but it's not really a firewall. It is simply a very basic NAT appliance with some other jerked-over routerish/firewall-ish features.
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Wiley
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Posted on: May 30 2002,04:46 |
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Well yeah, I mean you can go nuts and get a Pix 535, but I would only recomend it if your pr0n collection is really really good. Just stick to the hardware firewalls ...don't go installing firewall software that's just going to freak out when port 138 gets tickled and requires you to unlock ten things before you can launch a telnet session ...I hate that crap. A home computer is just like a prison shower ...your fine as long as you don't piss anybody off and never leave a back door open.
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CNCJake
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Posted on: May 30 2002,06:51 |
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I agree with Wiley, for all intensive reasons it is a firewall and a router. Beldurin is taking Cisco classes, and has been brainwashed with Cisco propaganda.
Repeat after me. "there is no router other than Cisco, there is no firewall other than Cisco, Cisco owns my body and is the ruler of the universe blah blah blah....."
Kinda like microsoft MCSE classes. I myself alternate between to firewall devices. First my "Gnat box," second my steel toe shit kickers, if i see anything weird on security logs.
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Beldurin
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Posted on: May 30 2002,08:14 |
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| Quote (CNCJake @ 30 May 2002,00:51) | I agree with Wiley, for all intensive reasons it is a firewall and a router. Beldurin is taking Cisco classes, and has been brainwashed with Cisco propaganda.
Repeat after me. "there is no router other than Cisco, there is no firewall other than Cisco, Cisco owns my body and is the ruler of the universe blah blah blah....."
Kinda like microsoft MCSE classes. I myself alternate between to firewall devices. First my "Gnat box," second my steel toe shit kickers, if i see anything weird on security logs. |
Hey now...I have not been brainwashed by Cisco. I know other companies make routers, like...um...uh..*blank stare* what was I talking about? 
Anyway, I'm not saying "freak out and buy a PIX for your house, I'm just saying that people ascribe too much credit to those little b0x0rs. They're not REAL routers not like Cisco (duh), or Nortel, or *shudder* 3Com etc. Same w/a firewall. BlackIce, CheckPoint, PIX, Tiny, etc. are all REAL firewalls. The LinkSys is not. It's generally adequate for the purposes required, but it's not actually a firewall/router. I'm merely arguing for correctness. That and for the sake of arguing.
Hell, I'm just running a linux box in front of my home system.
GNAT box...that's priceless! 
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