Sun Tzu

SO many areas of computers: programming, hardware, multimedia (and allthe catagories of that), networking, on and on.

My main weakness is networking and security. Its not that I dont want to learn its a timing issue. Im having a hell of a time with firewalls. Ive been trying demos out to see which is the most user friendly. The problem I keep having is the configuration continually interferes with software thats loaded on my system ( I know thats a configuration issue, but in some cases it doesnt seem to be as easy as just finding the software and giving it clearences.

Anyway I have a SMC barracade that Im using to run my cable service to multiple PCs. I understand it has a firewall in it? Is it automatically on? Is it something that has to be turned on and adjusted with software? Is it indeed better than any software firewall?

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To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit.- Stephen Hawking