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Message-ID: <12743B3BCC3B0248A90EC6BC6BEFF92707009BD0@doent8.nv.doe.gov>
From: AltheideC at nv.doe.gov (Altheide, Cory B.)
Subject: Microsoft urging users to buy Harware
 Firew alls

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard M. Smith [mailto:rms@...puterbytesman.com] 
> Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 5:05 PM
> To: full-disclosure@...ts.netsys.com
> Subject: RE: [Full-Disclosure] Microsoft urging users to buy 
> Harware Firewalls
> 
> 
> I agree with Microsoft's recommendation for a hardware 
> firewall on all home PCs.  A Linksys NAT router box is 
> selling for only $40 at Amazon as we speak.  Besides 
> protecting against the MSBlaster worm, a hardware firewall 
> blocks those annoying Windows pop-up spam messages which have 
> become so common lately.  A hardware firewall also protects a 
> shared Windows directory from being accessed from the 
> Internet.  My only question is why aren't NAT routers built 
> into all cable and DSL modems.
> 
> Richard M. Smith
> http://www.ComputerBytesMan.com
> 

For the same reason a Kia Sephia doesn't come with 20-inch rims and an
in-dash DVD-player.

People who want that functionality can purchase it seperately.  People who
don't want that functionality don't need to pay $40 more for a feature
they'll never use.  Should all cable and DSL modems mix drinks as well?  I
for one enjoy a nice Grey Goose martini while reading ComputerBytesMan.com.

Cory Altheide
Computer Forensics Specialist
NNSA Cyber Forensics Center
altheidec@...doe.gov