firewall

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I recommend you run a software firewall as well, even if
you do have a router. A hub does you no good in terms of
security, a router will. I run a router with a built in
hardware firewall, and Zone Alarm Pro 4. Look at ZAP4,
it has many other features such as pop-up ad blocking and
web filtering if you have young people using it, you can
filter certain types of sites. You can usually get it
for $20.00 after rebates at Comp USA or Best Buy or
somewhere like that. Well worth it.



>-----Original Message-----
>If I am using a Linksys Hub, is it still necessary to
use firewall
>software? I think I read somewhere that a Linksys Hub
acts like a
>hardware firewall and therefore a software firewall is
not necessary.
>Checking here to see what the pros say.
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