Jegajothy vythilingam
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My OS is win 7 Prof 64 bit and this is a follow up to John's response in ID 40518098.
How do I implement the following advise :
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put your machines behind a good commercial router with built-in hardware firewall for added protection. I do this as well.
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My PC has Verizon DSl and the account comes with a telephone service. This Verizon modem from where the Ethernet cable is connected to the PC is how the internet is accessed. I doubt Verizon has a firewall of its own on its modem, but maybe the Experts can advise.
While reading a blog on this subject, it was suggested :
" A two-way firewall monitors inbound and outbound traffic to-and-from your computer."
Hope u could please give me a link to a 'good commercial router with built in hardware firewall and hope it has a two-way firewall too. or do I need a separate software for this 2-way firewall, and if Yes, could u please suggest one of those best practices ones', as I have not come across this before.
Thank u.
How do I implement the following advise :
"
put your machines behind a good commercial router with built-in hardware firewall for added protection. I do this as well.
"
My PC has Verizon DSl and the account comes with a telephone service. This Verizon modem from where the Ethernet cable is connected to the PC is how the internet is accessed. I doubt Verizon has a firewall of its own on its modem, but maybe the Experts can advise.
While reading a blog on this subject, it was suggested :
" A two-way firewall monitors inbound and outbound traffic to-and-from your computer."
Hope u could please give me a link to a 'good commercial router with built in hardware firewall and hope it has a two-way firewall too. or do I need a separate software for this 2-way firewall, and if Yes, could u please suggest one of those best practices ones', as I have not come across this before.
Thank u.
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I've requested that this question be closed as follows:
Accepted answer: 167 points for John Hurst's comment #a40518441
Assisted answer: 167 points for Sean Jackson's comment #a40518682
Assisted answer: 0 points for jegajothy's comment #a40519195
Assisted answer: 166 points for John Hurst's comment #a40519201
for the following reason:
thank u everyone, I am trying out zone alarm firewall, since it is free, and let me see what happens. Thank u again.
Accepted answer: 167 points for John Hurst's comment #a40518441
Assisted answer: 167 points for Sean Jackson's comment #a40518682
Assisted answer: 0 points for jegajothy's comment #a40519195
Assisted answer: 166 points for John Hurst's comment #a40519201
for the following reason:
thank u everyone, I am trying out zone alarm firewall, since it is free, and let me see what happens. Thank u again.
ASKER
suggest this be closed, as Zone Alarm solved the problem of data being transmitted out. Thank u.
ASKER
What about If I just use software like ZoneAlarm as It is a firewall program I think.
Thank u.