If I Already Have A Router

[Global Media Trader]

Originally posted by abu_has_the_power+30 November 2003 - 17:33--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (abu_has_the_power @ 30 November 2003 - 17:33)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Russo@30 November 2003 - 05:39
Having two firewalls is like having two umbrellas open in the rain. one firewall will catch all the rain, and the other will get hardly nothing

But i use ZA with my router just so i know what programs are trying to access the internet and spy on me

i&#39;d say a router is a big filter, and a software firewall is a small thinner firewall. u get both layers of protection. and u also get peace of mind from the riaa cuz u can&#39;t block specific ip adds on ur router [/b][/quote]
Right ,a router is better than a software firewall , so my hacker friends say. but having two software firewalls is kind of pointless. like the rain analogy

[apunkrockmonk]

i thought the linksys routers were pretty good, are they not?

[Global Media Trader]

Originally posted by apunkrockmonk@30 November 2003 - 23:38
i thought the linksys routers were pretty good, are they not?

Yes they are , i have friends with them. you dont need to spend anymore than &#036;50 for a 4 port router

[MUSLEMAN]

linksis is good but i hear cisco is the shit

[shn]

Originally posted by Global Media Trader+30 November 2003 - 18:25--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Global Media Trader @ 30 November 2003 - 18:25)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-apunkrockmonk@30 November 2003 - 23:38
i thought the linksys routers were pretty good, are they not?

Yes they are , i have friends with them. you dont need to spend anymore than &#036;50 for a 4 port router [/b][/quote]
Lynksys are ok but their wireless access point routers suck because they all have a default uname and password of admin:admin and its real easy for someone to use a program lto scan the wireless access points in the area for that default configuration.

Other than that their regualr routers are ok for basic use but nothing close to a cisco router.

[Livy]

arent linksys and cisco the same company?

[shn]

Originally posted by Livy@30 November 2003 - 21:17
arent linksys and cisco the same company?

Something like that. Some kind of merger or cisco bought their shares or something. I dont know Im not a stockbroker or market analyst, just a computer chic.