Hardware Firewall

You've been lied to, are lying yourself, or the update was not applied correctly. Trust me, I've been dealing w/ this virus on other people's computers for weeks now. It doesn't morph and it doesn't "blast" through a firewall. The virus does not run different on your machine than everyone else's. If you can find me one article that describes this virus getting through a patched machine, I'll believe you.

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I think you may be referring to me, as I started the thread. All of my software (XP, Norton AV) was updated the night before the attack. I also subscribe to Microsoft's security emails and update the same day I get one that is regarding a critical update. So the supposed security hole was blocked, if I remember correctly, aroung the middle of July.

I got the virus anyway. The guy at the computer shop who fixed the computer said this virus blasted through the firewall (Zonealarm) and was missed by the AV software(Norton 2003 PRO). He said the only thing that would have stopped it was a hardware firewall that I did not have, hence my starting this thread.


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This information is FALSE!

You do not know what you are talking about.

nitro
Quote from billb2112:

A firewall is a firewall, software or hardware, it doesn't really matter too much. The function of the firewall is to keep the traffic you want out and to let the traffic pass through that you want passed through. The rest is bells and whistles and irrelevant to the problem you're mentioning.

Also, you have not kept your software up to date. If you did, you would have been immune to the virus you speak of. The patch was out for a couple of weeks before the sh*t hit the fan. I recommend turning on automatic updates. If you were wide open with your ass to the wind, this alone would've saved you.
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nononsense,

Which netgear? Please post a spec sheet or a link and I will give you my opinion.

nitro
Quote from nononsense:

nitro,

I am wondering myself. It actually takes quite a bit of study to compare the merits of the different firewalls. Looking at the Sonicwall, I think that for its price tag of about $400 it really does not offer any significant features over a $100 Netgear or so.

Am I overlooking something?

nononsense
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Both of those would be adequate as hardware firewalls and are comparable to the Sonicwall.

The only thing that I could not tell is what software OS they are running, which is not a trivial thing.

nitro
Quote from nononsense:


nitro,


http://www.netgear.com/products/details/WGR614.asp?view=

http://www.netgear.com/products/details/WGT624.asp?view=

These ere are the two models that I had been looking at. They seem to have rather good firewalls. I would appreciate any comments.
Thanks.

nononsense
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I highly recommend the SonicWALL:

http://www.sonicwall.com/products/soho3.html

I've run a LAN behind one for several years now and have never had one single hardware problem or security breach. The SonicWALL is a ICSA certified stateful packet inspection firewall that also handles NAT, DHCP, VPN, etc. It's highly configurable, and has an extensive management interface. It emails a log each day, and can also give real-time alerts. They also offer Anti-Virus and Content Filtering as add-ons. I researched it pretty well before I bought it, and it's the total package.

I also like ZoneAlarm software on each PC for flexible and immediate control of outgoing connection attempts on a per-application basis.
 
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