Vernon

I somehow missed your latest post till now. I do not use an outbound 
firewall, but I am careful of where I roam on the Internet and 
what/where I download files. If you somehow get a "bad" program on your 
computer that wants to send out private information or other matters, an 
outbound firewall will likely block it.

Tom

> On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 4:02 PM, Vernon Plumlee <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>   
>> Thanks for the reply, Thomas, but why would a firewall be needed for
>> outbound messages? Feel like I'm losing something here... I and my brother
>> are the only users and we're a little technically challenged. The router I
>> have is a Linksys BEFSR41, 4 port. Do you know if this one would not suffice
>> as a firewall for inbound messages. Thanks for your input ! Vern.
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Mayer" <[log in to unmask]
>>     
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Friday, July 25, 2008 8:43 AM
>> Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Trend Micro firewall
>>
>>
>>
>>  In general, routers act as a hardware firewall for inbound (only)
>>     
>>> messages. Before relying on any router as a firewall, the specifications for
>>> the individual router should be reviewed to verify the built in firewall. If
>>> outbound messages are to be subjected to a firewall, another firewall is
>>> needed.
>>>
>>> Tom
>>>
>>> Vernon Plumlee wrote:
>>>
>>>       
>>>>   Is it true that a router acts as a hardware "firewall?" Wondered about
>>>> this as my Trend Micro Antivirus is inhibiting Internet explorer from
>>>> activating and thus I've had to turn off the Trend Micro Firewall. Also, in
>>>> the process of installing Trend Micro I was asked to turn off the windows
>>>> firewall. With both firewalls off I had heard that the router acts as a
>>>> hardware firewall and I wanted to confirm this with the group. What say
>>>> y'all ?? Thanks in advance for any input. Vern.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>             
>

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