Re: Firewalling

[Ray Stirbei <me () highentropy org>]

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Jebb's message sparked my curiosity and upon some cursory browsing 
(http://www.linksys.com/products/wired.asp) it seems to me Jebb is referring 
to the router software that gets loaded on a host, not on a router itself. 

The router uses firmware (pointed out in 
http://lists.insecure.org/lists/isn/2002/Nov/0007.html ), most likely QNX for 
the OS. 

If a computer is running Microsoft Windows, you can load any additional 
protection you'd like. If you'd like to load Windows on a router, then pull 
out the osciloscope.

ray


On Tuesday 15 April 2003 02:46 pm, Chris Berry wrote:
> From: Jebb Stewart <Jebb.Q.Stewart () noaa gov>
>
> > Reply-To: Jebb.Q.Stewart () noaa gov
> > Chris,
> >    Linksys router software allows you to load additional protection (
> > pc-cillin and ZoneAlarm) in addition to the basic firewall protection.
> > Personally I don't see any added benefit.
>
> Hmm, never seen that, have a model number?  How do they do that without a
> MS OS?
>
> Chris Berry
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