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07-28-2008
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| | Re: How well does the Windows Vista Firewall work? Read that article. It describes a piece of hardware that has an OS installed and on top of that OS is the firewall. It even calls the firewall software. No, I think people who try to differentiate between hardware and software firewalls are splitting hairs. -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User http://grystmill.com "Not Me" <cargodZeroOne@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:O1ZDIPR8IHA.4820@xxxxxx Quote: > http://24-7-solutions.net/reviews/ha...-firewall.html > > -- > A Professional Amateur...If anyone knew it all, none of would be here! > CarGodZeroOne@xxxxxx > Change Alpha to Numeric to reply > > "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message > news:ezWqX0N8IHA.4140@xxxxxx Quote: >> He's talking about the *software* firewall sitting on top of the router's >> OS which is installed on/in its hardware. I still don't understand what a >> "hardware firewall" is. I don't think there is any such thing. >> >> Anyway, that's what he's talking about, as you would know if you'd read >> the manual, too. >> >> -- >> Gary S. Terhune >> MS-MVP Shell/User >> http://grystmill.com > |
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07-29-2008
| #22 (permalink) |
| | Re: How well does the Windows Vista Firewall work? I consider a dedicated piece of equipment, even though it uses software, that filters content on the network and controls access to be a hardware firewall. The ones I use on the LAN even say Firewall on the equipment. Software firewalls may have a place, but I don't think they are as secure. "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message news:e$XWTpR8IHA.4924@xxxxxx Quote: > Read that article. It describes a piece of hardware that has an OS > installed and on top of that OS is the firewall. It even calls the > firewall software. > > No, I think people who try to differentiate between hardware and software > firewalls are splitting hairs. > > -- > Gary S. Terhune > MS-MVP Shell/User > http://grystmill.com > > "Not Me" <cargodZeroOne@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:O1ZDIPR8IHA.4820@xxxxxx Quote: >> http://24-7-solutions.net/reviews/ha...-firewall.html >> >> -- >> A Professional Amateur...If anyone knew it all, none of would be here! >> CarGodZeroOne@xxxxxx >> Change Alpha to Numeric to reply >> >> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message >> news:ezWqX0N8IHA.4140@xxxxxx Quote: >>> He's talking about the *software* firewall sitting on top of the >>> router's OS which is installed on/in its hardware. I still don't >>> understand what a "hardware firewall" is. I don't think there is any >>> such thing. >>> >>> Anyway, that's what he's talking about, as you would know if you'd read >>> the manual, too. >>> >>> -- >>> Gary S. Terhune >>> MS-MVP Shell/User >>> http://grystmill.com >> > |
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07-29-2008
| #23 (permalink) |
| | Re: How well does the Windows Vista Firewall work? What makes you say so? Dedicated housing or not, it's still a bunch of software watching what goes by. And, just so I'm sure we're on the same page, when you say "software firewall", are you referring to something installed on a PC or a server, or do you include the firewall in a router as being "software"? After all, that firewall is only one part of the device, not generally considered the most important one, even. That crown belongs to NAT. -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User http://grystmill.com "Not Me" <cargod01@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:OjtV5GT8IHA.5900@xxxxxx Quote: >I consider a dedicated piece of equipment, even though it uses software, >that filters content on the network and controls access to be a hardware >firewall. > The ones I use on the LAN even say Firewall on the equipment. > Software firewalls may have a place, but I don't think they are as secure. > > "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message > news:e$XWTpR8IHA.4924@xxxxxx Quote: >> Read that article. It describes a piece of hardware that has an OS >> installed and on top of that OS is the firewall. It even calls the >> firewall software. >> >> No, I think people who try to differentiate between hardware and software >> firewalls are splitting hairs. >> >> -- >> Gary S. Terhune >> MS-MVP Shell/User >> http://grystmill.com >> >> "Not Me" <cargodZeroOne@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:O1ZDIPR8IHA.4820@xxxxxx Quote: >>> http://24-7-solutions.net/reviews/ha...-firewall.html >>> >>> -- >>> A Professional Amateur...If anyone knew it all, none of would be here! >>> CarGodZeroOne@xxxxxx >>> Change Alpha to Numeric to reply >>> >>> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message >>> news:ezWqX0N8IHA.4140@xxxxxx >>>> He's talking about the *software* firewall sitting on top of the >>>> router's OS which is installed on/in its hardware. I still don't >>>> understand what a "hardware firewall" is. I don't think there is any >>>> such thing. >>>> >>>> Anyway, that's what he's talking about, as you would know if you'd read >>>> the manual, too. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Gary S. Terhune >>>> MS-MVP Shell/User >>>> http://grystmill.com >>> >>> >> > |
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07-29-2008
| #24 (permalink) |
| | Re: How well does the Windows Vista Firewall work? What else would you call a piece of hardware whose sole function is to act as a firewall? It is hardware dedicated to run (generally) embedded software, to me that is a hardware firewall. I understand how NAT works, it does better than the so called firewalls built into some routers (that is more of a limited function packet sniffer or IP filter). "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message news:e0kpvbU8IHA.2336@xxxxxx Quote: > What makes you say so? Dedicated housing or not, it's still a bunch of > software watching what goes by. And, just so I'm sure we're on the same > page, when you say "software firewall", are you referring to something > installed on a PC or a server, or do you include the firewall in a router > as being "software"? After all, that firewall is only one part of the > device, not generally considered the most important one, even. That crown > belongs to NAT. > > -- > Gary S. Terhune > MS-MVP Shell/User > http://grystmill.com > > "Not Me" <cargod01@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:OjtV5GT8IHA.5900@xxxxxx Quote: >>I consider a dedicated piece of equipment, even though it uses software, >>that filters content on the network and controls access to be a hardware >>firewall. >> The ones I use on the LAN even say Firewall on the equipment. >> Software firewalls may have a place, but I don't think they are as >> secure. >> >> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message >> news:e$XWTpR8IHA.4924@xxxxxx Quote: >>> Read that article. It describes a piece of hardware that has an OS >>> installed and on top of that OS is the firewall. It even calls the >>> firewall software. >>> >>> No, I think people who try to differentiate between hardware and >>> software firewalls are splitting hairs. >>> >>> -- >>> Gary S. Terhune >>> MS-MVP Shell/User >>> http://grystmill.com >>> >>> "Not Me" <cargodZeroOne@xxxxxx> wrote in message >>> news:O1ZDIPR8IHA.4820@xxxxxx >>>> http://24-7-solutions.net/reviews/ha...-firewall.html >>>> >>>> -- >>>> A Professional Amateur...If anyone knew it all, none of would be here! >>>> CarGodZeroOne@xxxxxx >>>> Change Alpha to Numeric to reply >>>> >>>> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message >>>> news:ezWqX0N8IHA.4140@xxxxxx >>>>> He's talking about the *software* firewall sitting on top of the >>>>> router's OS which is installed on/in its hardware. I still don't >>>>> understand what a "hardware firewall" is. I don't think there is any >>>>> such thing. >>>>> >>>>> Anyway, that's what he's talking about, as you would know if you'd >>>>> read the manual, too. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Gary S. Terhune >>>>> MS-MVP Shell/User >>>>> http://grystmill.com >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> > |
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