need advice on h/ware firewall

I'm your basic, simple internet
surfer.....don't have a network, use a single pc.
I've tried most of the freeware firewalls and am
currently using McAfee, supplied by my ISP. The
program is an anchor dragging my pc down. I'm
tired of all the alerts the free programs utilize.
I'd like to try the hardware, router type
firewall for a change. I've read the NetGear
311-314 is ok. I really don't need all the
features of a router, (wouldn't understand them
anyway), just the firewall aspect. Any suggestions?

Re: need advice on h/ware firewall

Ed Mc wrote:

> I'd like to try the hardware, router type firewall for a change.
> I've read the NetGear 311-314 is ok. I really don't need all the
> features of a router, (wouldn't understand them anyway), just the
> firewall aspect. Any suggestions?

Divert an old PC from the scrap heap and install:

http://leaf.sourceforge.net/bering-uclibc/

It doesn't need a fancy spec, a P100 up will do (even a 486) and doesn't
need a HD, it'll run off a floppy.

There are other similar Linux based firewall/router distros that others
may recommend.

Jim Ford

Re: need advice on h/ware firewall

Ed Mc after much thought,came up with this jewel
in news:2Z-dnTH2Kocn5rHanZ2dnUVZ_qelnZ2d@comcast.com:

> I'm your basic, simple internet
> surfer.....don't have a network, use a single pc.
> I've tried most of the freeware firewalls and am
> currently using McAfee, supplied by my ISP. The
> program is an anchor dragging my pc down. I'm
> tired of all the alerts the free programs utilize.
> I'd like to try the hardware, router type
> firewall for a change. I've read the NetGear
> 311-314 is ok. I really don't need all the
> features of a router, (wouldn't understand them
> anyway), just the firewall aspect. Any suggestions?

I use a netgear router-works well-pretty easy to setup.
Passed all of the firewall checks I found on the web.
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Re: need advice on h/ware firewall

Ed Mc wrote:

> I'm your basic, simple internet
> surfer.....don't have a network, use a single pc.
> I've tried most of the freeware firewalls and am
> currently using McAfee, supplied by my ISP.


McAfee Personal firewall? And you've already expercised ruining your system
with the other "personal firewall" shit as well? You really have too much time.

> The program is an anchor dragging my pc down.


As it's supposed to do.

> I'm tired of all the alerts the free programs utilize.


Then why did you install those?

> I really don't need all the features of a router,
> (wouldn't understand them anyway),

You don't have a clue about networking, yet you want to implement a firewall?

> just the firewall aspect.

You want a routing firewall that doesn't route?

Re: need advice on h/ware firewall

In article <2Z-dnTH2Kocn5rHanZ2dnUVZ_qelnZ2d@comcast.com>,
namvtn@noway.com says...
> I'd like to try the hardware, router type
> firewall for a change. I've read the NetGear
> 311-314 is ok. I really don't need all the
> features of a router, (wouldn't understand them
> anyway), just the firewall aspect. Any suggestions?

A 314 is a simple NAT router, as long as you change the default subnet,
change the password, disable UPnP and remote management, and update the
firmware, then you're about as safe from unsolicited inbound connections
as you can get without owning a real firewall.

With a NAT Router you don't even need the crappy Windows firewall, and
you can stop using one on your PC, but you want to maintain quality AV
software at all times.

You also want to enable the router logging and learn how to read it so
that you can see what is leaving/reaching your PC in case you have
malware you don't know about.

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Re: need advice on h/ware firewall

"Ed Mc" wrote in message
news:2Z-dnTH2Kocn5rHanZ2dnUVZ_qelnZ2d@comcast.com...
> I'm your basic, simple internet surfer.....don't have a network, use
> a single pc. I've tried most of the freeware firewalls and am currently
> using McAfee, supplied by my ISP. The program is an anchor dragging my pc
> down. I'm tired of all the alerts the free programs utilize.
> I'd like to try the hardware, router type firewall for a change. I've
> read the NetGear 311-314 is ok. I really don't need all the features of a
> router, (wouldn't understand them anyway), just the firewall aspect. Any
> suggestions?

You should just get yourself a router that uses SPI and supplement it with a
personal FW/packet filter. The PFW/packet filter will not react that much to
the traffic, because the computer no longer has a direct connection to the
modem and no direct connection to the Internet anymore. Most inbound traffic
that is not solicited traffic is going to be stopped by the router, which is
what you want. If want to get the Netgear, then you get it. It's your money,
your time and you do with them what you want.