A good router

[Guest]

Archived from groups: comp.security.firewalls (More info?)

Hi. I am looking for a router for my home network. I currently use
Sygate on my host machine and everything else is connected to it through
a hub and daisy chain. Can anyone recommend a good brand and maybe
model. I'm looking for something with at least 5 ports that is easy to
set up and maintain (I want be home so it has to be able to be set and
forgot until I can get back and have a look at it again). It would also
be good if it were gigabit enabled. I don't know much about routers and
know a little about home security (like windows is bad and when my new
pc comes Linux's goes on it) so if someone could also explain port
forwarding and other router related queries to me in plain English it
would be much appreciated.

BW~Merlin

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: comp.security.firewalls (More info?)

On Sat, 29 May 2004 22:38:25 +1000, BW~Merlin spoketh

>
>Ok maybe I should have said I know a bit more about security then I said
>above but not a lot (depending on what you think is a lot and what is
>not) As for the comment about windows being bad well its just I’m feed
>up with windows as I have spent the past month cleaning people's
>computers of sasser, welcha and blaster worms and trying to explain the
>concept of windows updates to them. I currently run sygate 5.5 free
>version with NAV 2003 with F-Prot for dos as on demand scanner. I also
>use spybot S&D, spywareblaster, IE-SPYAD, HOST files and when I get the
>money ill be getting TDS 4 and Wormgard again (free trial ran out but
>made me want to get them to add more layers of defence) as well I use
>myself (you are the most important security tool you have). I am
>looking for the router to provide additional protection to my home
>network. Most of the above security products stop spyware and related
>junk but I’m looking for some more protection to stop unwanted traffic
>(I keep getting port scanned and it may only be a matter of time before
>one of those scans turns a bit more nasty) and intrusions. I also have
>visited blackvipers website and closed down unneeded processes (on my XP
>computer) such as remote assistance and so on. I think the router is
>the next step in securing my computers but as I said I don’t know much
>about them and I wont be able to administrate it all the time so I need
>something that can be plugged in, configured briefly and left to the
>next time I can get back to it and tightened things up a bit more.
>
>BW~Merlin

Most broadband routers will be like that. You configure them, and let it
go. Only time you need to go back is if you need to allow something in.

If you are concerned about things going out, you'll either need to get a
firewall appliance, or run something on your computer.

As you state, you are the best security tool you have. If that is really
true, then why do you need all those other tools? How would this malware
get on your system if you are careful with the things you download and
install??


Lars M. Hansen
http://www.hansenonline.net
(replace 'badnews' with 'news' in e-mail address)

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: comp.security.firewalls (More info?)

Lars M. Hansen wrote:
> As you state, you are the best security tool you have. If that is really
> true, then why do you need all those other tools? How would this malware
> get on your system if you are careful with the things you download and
> install??

I maybe careful with the thngs i download and install but that doesn't
mean the other users of the computer are. Even with all the above
security somethings slip in every now and agian.