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Subject:Firewall advice. Posted by: MyST Date:11/17/2001 1:36:56 PM Someone recommended I get a "router" to use as a firewall to protect my PC. I'm not familiar with these, so I need some advice/recommendations for a good product. D-Link was suggested to me. I would want support for 2 PCs, and be compatible with 56k and Cable Ethernet. Thanks in advance. Later.
Subject:RE: Firewall advice. Reply by: beetlefan Date:11/18/2001 3:21:45 PM Wrong forum.
Subject:RE: Firewall advice. Reply by: MyST Date:11/18/2001 5:49:46 PM Not the wrong forum... I use SF products and I would like input from people who also use SF products. Some sofware may have conflicts with these programs, people here might have already experienced conflicts, and could help in my decision making. Have people noticed problems with routers, that type of thing. I wouldn't have thought that it was that difficult to bypass a thread if you had no post worth posting. Thanks anyways, I guess.
Subject:RE: Firewall advice. Reply by: vanblah Date:11/19/2001 10:00:13 AM You could set up an old PII or Pentium machine with two network cards. One card would be connected to your ISP and the other would be set up with a static IP address and connected to a hub (along with your other machines) for your home "network." This machine would have the firewall software of your choice, and there are many freeware personal proxy software packages out there (Analog-X has one) so all of your machines can see the 'net. This gives you much more control over your network, and you won't have any software conflicts, nor will you be giving up valuable resources on your DAW for a software firewall.
Subject:RE: Firewall advice. Reply by: MyST Date:11/19/2001 11:18:16 AM Thanks Vanblah for your input. This set-up makes alot of sense. The thing is I live in a two bedrm apartement with my kids, I'll be running out of room with 3 PCs. I'll be going with a router. Later.

Subject:Firewall advice.

Posted by: MyST

Date:11/17/2001 1:36:56 PM

Someone recommended I get a "router" to use as a firewall to protect my PC.
I'm not familiar with these, so I need some advice/recommendations for a good product. D-Link was suggested to me. I would want support for 2 PCs, and be compatible with 56k and Cable Ethernet.

Thanks in advance.

Later.

Subject:RE: Firewall advice.

Reply by: beetlefan

Date:11/18/2001 3:21:45 PM

Wrong forum.

Subject:RE: Firewall advice.

Reply by: MyST

Date:11/18/2001 5:49:46 PM

Not the wrong forum...
I use SF products and I would like input from people who also use SF products. Some sofware may have conflicts with these programs, people here might have already experienced conflicts, and could help in my decision making.
Have people noticed problems with routers, that type of thing.
I wouldn't have thought that it was that difficult to bypass a thread if you had no post worth posting.

Thanks anyways, I guess.

Subject:RE: Firewall advice.

Reply by: vanblah

Date:11/19/2001 10:00:13 AM

You could set up an old PII or Pentium machine with two network cards. One card would be connected to your ISP and the other would be set up with a static IP address and connected to a hub (along with your other machines) for your home "network." This machine would have the firewall software of your choice, and there are many freeware personal proxy software packages out there (Analog-X has one) so all of your machines can see the 'net. This gives you much more control over your network, and you won't have any software conflicts, nor will you be giving up valuable resources on your DAW for a software firewall.

Subject:RE: Firewall advice.

Reply by: MyST

Date:11/19/2001 11:18:16 AM

Thanks Vanblah for your input. This set-up makes alot of sense. The thing is I live in a two bedrm apartement with my kids, I'll be running out of room with 3 PCs.
I'll be going with a router.

Later.