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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."  
>  

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