You are of course perfectly correct, Chris, in saying that >IPNetRouter isn't a firewall program. I didn't real the Mac User article, >but if they were testing it as a firewall program, I could see why it >would fail.
I have chucked the issue but my recollectuion is that the magazine (British edition) tested IPNet Sentry - which *is* a firewall - and IPNetRouter, with which it is usually sold and the two used together. The performance was actually worse than Apple's own firewall, although that of course is OSX only. Seems to me that the risks are pretty moderate for dial-up users, but potentially much greater when permanently connected via cable. At the least I would like to see all ports stealthed. Sustainable Software's offering does not offer that protection. Julian ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe send a mail message with a SUBJECT line of "unsubscribe" to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
