RE: OT Firewall for those in the Dark Ages of NET Access

["BUTLER, Tony, FM" <tony.butler@xxxxxxx>]

If you get an SMC barricade for example, it has a built in printer
port,
serial port, 4/8 port switch, and a WAN interface so you can:
- Use a dial up connection thru the serial port today
- Tomorrow get a cable modem/adsl/cable modem connection and stick that
on
the WAN port instead
- Stick your printer on the network so all (1) of your PC's can use it

It has built in firewall software, dhcp, port frowarding etc -the usual
stuff & is easy to set up.
Draytek vigours are another option, though not sure if they have a
serial
port version.

There are a number of routers around the 100 quid mark which should do
the
job for you nicely.


HTH,


Tony


> -----Original Message-----
> From: paul_watkin [mailto:paul_watkin@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 12 July 2002 10:17
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] OT Firewall for those in the Dark Ages of NET
Access
> 
> 
> Sorry to continue the firewall theme but I got a call this morning
> from a relative on this topic (I am in the process of upgrading their
> PC)
> 
> Can someone recommend a firewall that can be used with a dial up 
> internet connection, no additional linux boxes please!, is software
> the only way forward??
> 
> If so is the Norton Software any good.
> 
> It will only need to protect one computer when it is on the net every
> now and again, there will be a reasonably large ammount of sensitive
> data on the computer, so paranoid people please step forward :-)
> 
> Thanx in advance
> 
> Paul. 
> 
> P.S. They have a young kid so parental control would also be good
> P.P.S Using 98Se
> P.P.P.S This has to be simple and easy to setup and manage as they
> are even less IT literate than me!
> 
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