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Message-ID: <20030814190558.14211.qmail@web20601.mail.yahoo.com> From: joey2cool at yahoo.com (Joey) Subject: Microsoft urging users to buy Harware Firewalls With a dial-up connection... Is there any hardware firewalls that use regular phone lines? I havent seen any. The article was more for broadband connections because of the problem of having a static IP. --- James Patterson Wicks <pwicks@...gen.com> wrote: > This are the exact words from the article in > question: > > "If you have a stand-alone computer or connect to > the Internet with a dial-up connection, a software > firewall is the right choice. In fact, Windows XP > includes Internet Connection Firewall. A hardware > firewall is more complex to configure, but once you > get it set up, it runs on its own to protect your > network. Combined with ICF or a third-party > software-based firewall, you've got maximum security > for your network. > Whichever you choose, you'll find using the Internet > much more enjoyable when you're nestled safely > behind a firewall" > > That's a far cry from "urging users to buy hardware > firewalls." > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com
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