Return-Path: Received: from ensim.rackshack.net (root@localhost) by orafaq.net (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id h8TJa0v10422 for ; Mon, 29 Sep 2003 14:36:00 -0500 X-ClientAddr: 66.27.56.210 Received: from ns3.fatcity.com (rrcs-west-66-27-56-210.biz.rr.com [66.27.56.210]) by ensim.rackshack.net (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id h8TJa0c10417 for ; Mon, 29 Sep 2003 14:36:00 -0500 Received: from ns3.fatcity.com (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by ns3.fatcity.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id h8TGsVIu022377 for ; Mon, 29 Sep 2003 09:55:44 -0700 Received: (from root@localhost) by ns3.fatcity.com (8.12.8/8.12.5/Submit) id h8TGUWWc016309 for oracle-l@orafaq.net; Mon, 29 Sep 2003 09:30:32 -0700 Received: by fatcity.com (05-Jun-2003/v1.0g-b73/bab) via fatcity.com id 005D1614; Mon, 29 Sep 2003 09:29:39 -0800 Message-ID: Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2003 09:29:39 -0800 To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L X-Comment: Oracle RDBMS Community Forum X-Sender: "KENNETH JANUSZ" Sender: ml-errors@fatcity.com Reply-To: ORACLE-L@fatcity.com Errors-To: ML-ERRORS@fatcity.com From: "KENNETH JANUSZ" Subject: Re: Off Topic: PC Firewall Recommendation Organization: Fat City Network Services, San Diego, California X-ListServer: v1.0g, build 73; ListGuru (c) 1996-2003 Bruce A. Bergman Precedence: bulk Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit My PC is stand alone with dial-up phone line. Ken ----- Original Message ----- To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" Sent: Monday, September 29, 2003 12:04 PM > KENNETH JANUSZ [mailto:kjanusz@att.net] on Monday, September 29, 2003 9:05 > AM said; > > > > I have a Dell 8200 with XP Prof. SP1. > > > I would like recommendations as to a good firewall for this machine. XP > has a firewall but it is not the greatest. > > ZoneAlarm on the desktop - free version or pay to upgrade to the pro > version. > Assuming you have a home network, you also want to buy a DSL/Cable router - > which has it's own firewall built in. > > If you're feeling frisky, consider replacing the router/firewall with a PC > (with 2 nics) running BSD or Linux. You can also find distros tweaked to > act as a firewall/router - that's what I've done. > > FWIW, a friend of mine had his XP system plugged directly into his RR > connection. Friend said he didn't need a firewall or router (I'm not into > that security crap, I just want to play games). Friend has now had to > reformat his box (and lost work) because his box was rooted, blasted and > fubared within days of hooking it to the cable connection w/out a firewall. > YMMV. > > ~brian > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net > -- > Author: Brian Dunbar > INET: Brian.Dunbar@Plexus.com > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: ListGuru@fatcity.com (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: KENNETH JANUSZ INET: kjanusz@att.net Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: ListGuru@fatcity.com (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).