[H-GEN] What's a good firewall for WIndows user?

[Harry Phillips]

Stuart Longland wrote:
> 
> 
> 1.  Set up his internet connection on one of the boxes (running Windows
> 2000 or XP) and use the Internet Connection Sharing in conjunction with
> some firewall package (e.g. ZoneAlarm)
> 2.  Use a hardware broadband router to share the internet service.
> 3.  Use a dedicated Linux/Unix box to share the internet service.
> 
> Option 3 probably gives the most possibility  of  expansion  and
> configurability.  The disadvantage here is that not all ISPs are
> Unix/Linux friendly.
> 

In the past ADSL modems were "dumb" and it was the PC that needed to 
send the username/password to the ISP.

Now most (if not all) are "smart", you configure them with a web 
browser, setting up your username and password. It will connect to the 
internet as soon as it is turned on. Alot of them even have a basic 
firewall built-in.

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Regards,
Harry Phillips