If I Already Have A Router

[apunkrockmonk]

I already have a linksys etherfast cable dsl router.... I know it functions as a firewall, but would I get any added benefits by also running zone alarm pro too?

[abu_has_the_power]

yea. run both

[apunkrockmonk]

can anyone post a torrent link or hash or pm me a direct link?

[morpheus 1.0]

no!
do not run a firewall while using a routor... that would be pointless!

the firewall would do nothing but use sys. resources

i'm using a routor and i found out that it was pointless

however you still need an av

[muchspl2]

I use both


and the imported ip's on the host machines, but looking into other options

[Mik3ll]

Im behind a Linksys router, and it has a built in firewall. And my software firewall blocked 3 portscan attacks (by the same damn person in Denver), and I think it blocked a sub-7 trojan attack. So I say stick with both.

can anyone post a torrent link or hash or pm me a direct link?

There are 3 versions of ZA, the free, plus, and pro. Download 1 of them at http://zonelabs.com, if you got the plus or pro, just get a serial, and I think it works for both.

[Russo]

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

[MUSLEMAN]

Originally posted by Russo@30 November 2003 - 06:39
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

that is the best post on this thread except for the fact that i would change za with sygate so you can monitor and control you programs

a router is almost like a hard firewall

[Wizzandabe]

I am on a router, and believe that you dont need a firewall, because im behind NAT


NAT = Firewall (hardware one )
So I say you dont want one. You are pritty much sorted with a router.
But saying that, I have never had a firewall even when i was on a ADSL modem, or even 56k back in the days, shall we say, I am not woried about it at all.

[ovidevideo]

I guess that it is a matter of opinion, but I feel much better with Sygate on my desktops behind my router.
It catches about 3 scans a month which tells me that the router does not stop everything.
And, like Musleman, I like to see what is going on.

The resources used are negligable, slows down the startup but that's about it.

I'd rather be safe than sorry.

B)