At the moment, you can probably get by with a software firewall such as
Zone Alarm or the products offered by McAfee, Norton, etc.  But already
there is malware that is eroding the usefulness of these products....

  Nobody can force you to buy a firewall, but how many times does it have to
save your machine from abuse before you decide it's worthwhile?

David Gillett



On 17 Aug 2005 at 9:36, Peetie Wheatstraw wrote:

> Re: Viable alternative to a hardware firewall for new DSL?
>
> Greetings,
>
> I am running W2kP sp4 with Kerios, AVG, Spybot, and dial-up
> on a little stand-alone desktop system at home. No home
> network.
>
> I contemplate abandoning the dial-up for SBC 1.5 DSL
> and wish to evaluate additional security/anti-hacker
> measures.
>
> Do I more-or-less *have* to purchase a hardware firewall
> to be secure? If so, what device might do a good job
> and how much might it cost?
>
>   Thanks,
>   Peetie

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