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BentNotTwisted · 08-05-2003, 06:41 AM

I have broadband cable internet access. To allow multiple PCs access I bought and installed a Linksys 4 port switch. I have left the Linksys with the factory default settings for security, except the admin password. With it's current setup can this router be considered a firewall? As a precaution I have also installed Zone Alarm on my PC. Is Zone alarm overkill?

08-05-2003, 06:41 AM	#1 (permalink)
BentNotTwisted Optimistic Skeptic Location: Midway between a Beehive and Centennial	Is a Linksys router considered a firewall? I have broadband cable internet access. To allow multiple PCs access I bought and installed a Linksys 4 port switch. I have left the Linksys with the factory default settings for security, except the admin password. With it's current setup can this router be considered a firewall? As a precaution I have also installed Zone Alarm on my PC. Is Zone alarm overkill? __________________ IS THAT IT ???!!! Do you even know what 'it' is? When the last man dies for just words that he said... We Shall Be Free