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Strategies & Market Trends : Gorilla and King Portfolio Candidates

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To: Mike Buckley who wrote (26135)6/11/2000 10:23:00 AM
From: alankeister  Read Replies (3) of 54805
 
OT - firewalls

I think I gave out the wrong URL. Here is a link to the demo of BlackIce...

download.cnet.com

It is a 45 day software demo that will report hacker activity but not block it. It seems to report some network activity that is harmless but it is worth while.

If you have a dial-up connection, you probably need a software firewall. However, dial-up connections are not as vunerable as broadband because they are not always connected. If you have broadband like DSL, cable modem, or satellite, a hardware firewall is best. The broadband modems have an ethernet port that connects to the firewall. Hardware firewalls sit between the broadband modem and the PC. Many of them also give you extra ethernet ports so you can network your PCs. I recommend UGate UMax 3000. I'm sure there are other good ones but the price is good ($200) and it is easy to set up. us.buy.com

If you aren't convinced of the need for a firewall, read this...

New bug shows need for firewall protection
news.cnet.com

- Alan
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