Perhaps, though my theory is........if you receive email or connect to the
internet in any way, things can happen. If she shuts off her firewall by
accident, it gives that inexpensive protection that cannot be turned off
accidentally. Just my 2 pennies.
Jeff
Subject: Re: [H] hardware router
At 01:19 PM 6/10/2007, you wrote:
Personally, I think it gives her another layer of protection.
Yes it does, but under these circumstances I don't think she needs it.
All of my remaining customers(I am retired) that have broadband have
hardware firewalls and all the other stuff. I'm not all that familiar with
DSL but don't they furnish Cisco 675, or similar routers, with hardware
firewalls?
Jeff
