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RE: Need secure firewall for SOHO


From: "Andrew Shore" <andrew.shore () holistecs com>
Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2005 08:59:18 -0000

If you want ASDL and flexible look at the Cisco 837, there are no limits and Firewall Feature set is secure plus you 
get full Cisco functionality. I use hundreds (literally)

Andy
-----Original Message-----
From: DAmbrosia, Jim [mailto:Jim.DAmbrosia () montgomerycollege edu] 
Sent: 01 February 2005 13:47
To: security-basics () securityfocus com
Subject: Need secure firewall for SOHO

To the group,

I have a colleague who has a SOHO network using ADSL.  He is using a standard Linksys router for his firewall, but has 
reached a limit in the number of ports it can open and manage.  I don't have one on hand to check, but evidently the 
Linksys only has ten slots to configure ports to be opened and he needs 12-15 or so.  

Without a lot of money he wants to get a different firewall up and running that has more ports that it can manage.  
I suggested the free version of zone alarm as the only free one I'm aware of; however it turns out that he wrote his 
thesis on how you can crack zone alarm.

Looking for another much more secure solution?

Thanks,

Jim,






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