Re: [newbie] DSL modem/firewall/router vs. Firewall vs. ???

2004-11-04 Thread JoeHill
On Thu, 4 Nov 2004 14:37:16 -0500 Fred Fraley disseminated the following: > Should I rely on a DSL gateway with NAT, or do I NEED a dedicated > destop for a firewall? > > I recently got DSL with a Westell Versalink 327W > modem/router/hub/gateway, which has a built in firewall with

[newbie] DSL modem/firewall/router vs. Firewall vs. ???

2004-11-04 Thread Fred Fraley
Should I rely on a DSL gateway with NAT, or do I NEED a dedicated destop for a firewall? I recently got DSL with a Westell Versalink 327W modem/router/hub/gateway, which has a built in firewall with NAT. The Versalink has a DHCP service built in. I also have the option of