jmahoney said:I have a linksys router and I am only using the hardware firewall.
My question is do I need a software firewall as well?
jmahoney said:I have a linksys router and I am only using the hardware firewall.
My question is do I need a software firewall as well?
Energize said:No.
The router blocks all incoming ports meaning no traffic can get through regardless of what it is so a software firewall would be pointless really.
Just reiterating what Energize said. I used to run ZA Pro and NOD32. I then got a Netgear router and got rid of ZA Pro and have had no problems. As Energize says, the router stops stuff getting in so I can't see how you'd need a software firewall to stop stuff getting out if it can't get in in the first place.Energize said:No.
The router blocks all incoming ports meaning no traffic can get through regardless of what it is so a software firewall would be pointless really.
But if you look after your PC and control what you download then you would at least eliminate any security threats getting onto your PC. That is what I was getting at.james.miller said:becuase there are rograms in windows you wouldnt want dialing out? becuase things you download could try to dial out when you dont want them to?
lots of reasons for it. its good sense to control what programs have internet access.
Energize said:You can control outgoing information with a hardware firewall anyway