RE: Linksys Technically

["Larry Seltzer" <larry () larryseltzer com>]

Very few Linksys products are actual firewalls, although the BEFSX41
(http://www.linksys.com/products/product.asp?grid=34&scid=29&prid=433) does do stateful
inspection. The rest are basically NAT boxes, although you can manually shut off a port
if you wish. (I'm also co-author of Linksys Networks: The Official Guide -
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0072226838/qid%3D1034440013/sr%3D11-1/ref%3Dsr%5F
11%5F1/104-2957167-4691125)

Larry Seltzer
Editor
Ziff Davis Security SuperSite
http://security.ziffdavis.com/
larryseltzer () ziffdavis com 

-----Original Message-----
From: nsm () e-paradise net [mailto:nsm () e-paradise net] 
Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 12:52 AM
To: security-basics () securityfocus com
Subject: Linksys Technically




This is a continuation of the Hardware vs Software firewall/router post.

Technically speaking what is wrong with the Linksys router for business 
use?

I can understand that it is a $100 firewall, but what are the technical 
drwabacks compared to a PIX, or anything comperable. I can also 
understand that it will probably not handle as great a load of use as 
something else.

I am more so looking for something like: They only half ass statefull 
inspection of packets, or the builtin web server is made based on Windows 
3.11 (ha ha), or something similar. 

I hope I am not being to vauge, and any help is appreciated in advance.

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