RE: Cable Vs. DSL

["David Gillett" <gillettdavid () fhda edu>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Xueyan Liu [mailto:xueyall () yahoo com]
>
> since you brought up router/firewall, do you think a
> simple router such as linksys or netgear which does
> NAT, drop based on port number and port forwarding
> provides enough security for SOHO users behind a
> cable/dsl modem?

  Well, it's not stateful, and port forwarding means that
you can be running vulnerable applications without even 
the minimal protection of NAT.

  Better than nothing?  Yes.

  Enough?  No.

David Gillett



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