Re: DSL question
- From: "Judith Bron" <jbron@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2005 11:44:27 -0400
Chip, I have Norton corporate edition and software spyware. Is that enough or
should I download a software firewall when I get DSL? Are there instructions
that would help me operate this software so that I don't disable any of the
things I already have running? Thanks, Judith
----- Original Message -----
From: Chip Orange
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2005 11:36 AM
Subject: RE: DSL question
It's not an either or type of decision; they do different jobs for the most
part.
A hardware firewall usually takes no effort to setup, but does the least to
protect your pc. A software firewall catches many more potential problems than
a hardware firewall, but takes a lot of effort to setup and understand. It's
theoretically possible it could be disabled, but I've never seen a report of it
actually happening to anyone.
The free firewall that comes with XP SP2 is kind of strange in that it is a
software firewall that acts like a hardware firewall (that is, rather poorly,
but is little trouble to operate). The *real* software firewalls really can be
a *lot* of trouble to operate and understand; it's very easy to set them up
incorrectly so that they allow spyware to communicate, or you stop your valid
software from performing some automatic function such as self-updating.
MS should have put more effort into solving this issue, and I guess they are
with their beta version of their anti-spyware tool. This will eventually catch
spyware without making folks deal with the complexities of a software firewall.
Chip Orange
Database Administrator
Florida Public Service Commission
Chip.Orange@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
(850) 413-6314
(Any opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not
necessarily reflect those of the Florida Public Service Commission.)
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From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of chevelle
Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 10:24 PM
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: DSL question
Hi, I would say if you are going to dsl or cable, it is definitely a good
idea to have a firewall. YOu can still with the Norton firewall that you have
or go with a hardware firewall built into a router. I would suggest going with
a hardware firewall. For one thing today's spyware, and other bad programs are
able and do disable a software firewall. They can't disable a hardware
firewall. People will probably say you should have both, but it is up to you. I
am only using a hardware firewall. Also since I've gone to a hardware firewall
I don't have as many hastles as I used to.
----- Original Message -----
From: Judith Bron
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 3:00 PM
Subject: DSL question
Hi Friends,
We are looking into getting DSL. Here are my questions:
1. How do I notify everyone in muy address book that my email address
has changed?
2. Do I need a firewall or any other software with DSL? I have Norton
corporate edition, windows 98 and Jaws 5.1. Thanks, Judith
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