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RE: Worms versus Bots


From: "Michel Py" <michel () arneill-py sacramento ca us>
Date: Wed, 12 May 2004 22:04:32 -0700


Chris Woodfield wrote:
I stand corrected, they're out there. I'm advised that
3com has a on-NIC firewall product as well.
However, at $299 and $329 respectively, I don't anticipate
wide adoption in the consumer market...

No danger, as it is not worth jack as a standalone product; requires a
centralized server to tell it what to do. Not for the consumer market in
the first place.

Even for the corporate market, $300 + the server + managing the whole
enchilada == to much $$$ per port.

Michel.



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