Re: Personal Firewall Recommendations

[stephen at unix dot za dot net <stephen () unix za net>]

On Sun, 17 Aug 2003, Chris wrote:

> Check out the Cisco PIX 501 series. This firewall can be purchased for only
> $400 dollars and it runs the same Enterprise software as the big 525's and
> 535's firewalls. And you can still configure ACL's triple AAA site to site
> VPN's IDS alerting etc. Awsome value.

awesome value for a single pc connection the internet?
i think not.

i'd go with what someone else mentioned... slip a linux/bsd box between
router + windows pc :)

stephen


> Chris
> CCNP, CCSP
> Tampa, Florida
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sven Pfeifer" <sven () yagonna de>
> To: <security-basics () securityfocus com>
> Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 3:31 PM
> Subject: Re: Personal Firewall Recommendations
>
>
> Hi,
>
> Kryptos <kryptos () phreaker net> wrote:
> > I've been installing a new system for a friend, and am wondering what
> > personal firewalls might be recommended for a home system running
> > Windows 2000 on a T1 line.  Anyone have a recommendation other than
> > ZoneAlarm?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > - --
> > Kryptos
> > kryptos () phreaker net
>
> i?d prefere Tiny Personal Firewall. A great (free) tool for home
> users.
>
>
> Sven
>
> --
> 2. My ventilation ducts will be too small to crawl through.
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