Hardware Firewall?

[Tee Jay Rosene]

On Thu, 2006-14-12 at 22:19 -0500, Alfred wrote:
> Hi:
>
> Where I live there is no DSL, No High Speed Internet, yet for better
> security, a Hardware Firewall, is recommended over top of a Software
> Firewall like Firestarter. Is there some way that a Hardware Telephone
> Modem (56K), could be hooked up to a Hardware firewall, like say one of
> the Trendnet DSL Hardware Firewalls, to give better firewall Protection,
> while not making use of a DSL Modem, but a 56K Modem instead?
>
> Alfred!
>
>

> I think you're being overly cautious considering you're on dialup.
>
> Cheers,
> Rene


Yes, I also agree that you shouldn't have to go through all that trouble,
considering you're on dial-up. Ubuntu, and the Linux kernel, are way more
secure than a Windows machine. Also, the  fact that you are on dial-up also
limits any malicious attacker from getting onto your system.
Tee Jay
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