RE: Off Topic: PC Firewall Recommendation

From: Robson, Peter <pgro_at_bgs.ac.uk>
Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2003 09:49:35 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.005D1618.20030929094935@fatcity.com>

On the same area - I'm using Black Ice, but its never been clear to me whether these products trap outgoing stuff.

The BIG problem as I see it as when one inadvertently loads a 1 pixel gif, populated from a rogue site, which then gives implicit confirmation that there is a PC at the end of the line...

Anyone been down this particular topic?

peter
edinburgh

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian Dunbar [mailto:Brian.Dunbar_at_Plexus.com]
> Sent: Monday, September 29, 2003 6:05 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> Subject: RE: Off Topic: PC Firewall Recommendation
>
>
> KENNETH JANUSZ [mailto:kjanusz_at_att.net] on Monday, September
> 29, 2003 9:05
> AM said;
>
>
> > I have a Dell 8200 with XP Prof. SP1.
>
> > I would like recommendations as to a good firewall for this
> machine. XP
> has a firewall but it is not the greatest.
>
> ZoneAlarm on the desktop - free version or pay to upgrade to the pro
> version.
> Assuming you have a home network, you also want to buy a
> DSL/Cable router -
> which has it's own firewall built in.
>
> If you're feeling frisky, consider replacing the
> router/firewall with a PC
> (with 2 nics) running BSD or Linux. You can also find
> distros tweaked to
> act as a firewall/router - that's what I've done.
>
> FWIW, a friend of mine had his XP system plugged directly into his RR
> connection. Friend said he didn't need a firewall or router
> (I'm not into
> that security crap, I just want to play games). Friend has now had to
> reformat his box (and lost work) because his box was rooted,
> blasted and
> fubared within days of hooking it to the cable connection
> w/out a firewall.
> YMMV.
>
> ~brian
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