Local firewalls was Re: [thelist] what is this scam?

[Dave Nelson]

Ben Henick [mailto:persist1 at io.com] wrote:
>
> On Tue, 26 Nov 2002, rudy wrote:
>
> > > put your machine behind a firewall and it's no longer
> > > part of the same subnet as all the other completely open
> > > and vulnerable pc's in your neighborhood.
> >
> > see, that's the part that i don't get
> > my computer is connected only to my cable internet service provider
> > why is my cable internet service provider letting that crap through?
>
<snip>
> I'm now running a dedicated OpenBSD firewall (long story, that) and
> haven't peeked into pflog even though I probably should.  ;-)

For less than $100 you can get a Linksys router that will give
you a 4 port hub and a great firewall.

http://www2.warehouse.com/product.asp?pf%5Fid=DEB3531

--dave