Jonathan Arnold wrote:
Theo v. Werkhoven wrote:
Thu, 21 Jun 2007, by jdarnold@buddydog.org:
Kenneth Schneider wrote:
On Mon, 2007-06-18 at 11:00 +0100, Robert Best wrote:
> It is a Speedtouch ADSL modem. Don't know about firewall > capabilities. > The "firewall capabilities" used by most of these modems is called NAT which stands for Network Address Translation ( there are other features available ). What this basically does is prevent an outside connection to an inside PC because there is no direct access via an outside IP address to an internal IP address. When you request an outside connection, lets say a connection to a web site, the modem automagically provides a temporary connection for you and drops it when the request has ended ( the web page has been loaded ).
Yes, exactly. I've never understood the Wild Eyed(tm) insistence on a firewall, as I imagine there very few installations where a user's computer is directly on the Internet these days. I always run behind a router, and thus don't need a firewall. If you have your cable modem plugged into a switch or router (ie, if your computer is on a 192.168 network), you don't need a firewall. And yet I can't get Windows to stop complaining about the fact I don't have the firewall turned on.
Yes, not to say there aren't always exceptions, but I'm still willing to bet firewalls, for many people, have caused more problems than they have solved. <snip>
Our ISP has a master firewall on his fiber connections that is WAY more powerful than anything I would pay for. We are three layers inside his network. Each access point has it's own powerful firewall. This feeds through the modem to a router with a firewall. That's five firewalls between me and the fiber. If they want in bad enough to get through all that they can have it. I can't see where having a firewall on my computer is going to make any difference. Besides all that, if they want you bad enough they WILL get you. Firewalls are like padlocks. They keep honest people honest. The only sure fire way to keep someone out of your computer is to unplug the network cable, remove the modem, and unplug it from the wall. Anything short of that.......NO guarantees. -- (o:]>*HUGGLES*<[:o) Billie Walsh The three best words in the English Language: "I LOVE YOU" Pass them on! -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org