On Tue, 21 Sep 2004 14:08:21 +0100, dr brian crowley
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>But that's precisely the problem. If you're techy minded and know how map or
>block ports, the hardware firewall should be the perfect solution.
>But I'm not at all knowledgable about ports or firewalls,
I agree - the hardware firewall in my router/adsl box is not easy to
program either. On the plus side, my understanding is that if your
router uses NAT then this alone provides strong protection against
hacking from the outside, although it won't protect against nasties on
the inside, like a Trojan horse.
David
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Dr David G Evans
Cardiff
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