[AccessD] OT Networking at home (complete NOVICE)

Pretty much all of the ones over about $50 come with a
packet filtering firewall.

I know the D-Link ones all do, and I am pretty sure
the Linksys ones do too.

Me, I cheat.  I custom built my own firewall...hehehe 
But then I have the knowledge to do so.  My firewall
cost me exactly $0.  I already had the hardware, and I
used Linux with various pieces of Linux software to
achieve my goals.  I'd stack my firewall up against
any commercial product out there for security. 
Checkpoint and the like have nothing on me....hehehehe

--- Jim Dettman <jimdettman at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Paul,
> 
>   Besides what everyone else has said, shop around
> on the router.  With a
> broadband connection, you really need to look at a
> Firewall/Router
> combination.
> 
>   A router provides some protection via NAT (Network
> Address Translation),
> but that in of itself is not enough these days.  You
> really need something
> that can filter packets and possibly do state full
> packet inspection as well
> (prevents Denial of Service attacks).  Buying a good
> Firewall Router will be
> cheaper then equipping each PC with Firewall
> software.  However you won't
> get the exact same features.  Firewall software
> really gets you into the
> application level, which a Firewall/Router does not.
>  My suggestion is to do
> both (I use a Netgear RO318 Router along with
> Symantec's Internet Security
> on each PC), and if you can't afford to, get a cheap
> Router and go for the
> software alone.
> 
>   The other thing is VPN.  If you ever want to
> connect to your home office
> from abroad, you should look at getting a router
> with VPN capabilities.
> 
> Jim Dettman
> President,
> Online Computer Services of WNY, Inc.
> (315) 699-3443
> jimdettman at earthlink.net
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On
> Behalf Of
> paul.hartland at fsmail.net
> Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2003 11:01 AM
> To: accessd
> Subject: [AccessD] OT Networking at home (complete
> NOVICE)
> 
> 
> To all,
> I have two desktop PC's at home (1 downstairs, 1
> upstairs), mine is upstairs
> parents are downstairs.  I have broadband internet
> connection.  I want to
> enable them to use my broadband connection from
> downstairs.
> Could someone please give me advice on solutions for
> this, whats involved,
> what I will have to learn etc.  I would like to go
> for the wireless option
> (if possible), if anyone has any experience on this.
>  Also hopefully at some
> point next year I will be starting up on my own
> (part-time), so I will be
> looking at servers etc hopefully.
> Any advice on best solutions v cost will be greatly
> appreciated.
> Paul Hartland
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