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[Jeremy Portzer <jeremyp AT pobox.com>]

On Wed, 2003-08-27 at 11:29, Tom Caswell wrote:
> Norton Anti-Virus is fine for the anti-virus stuff.  I've used it for
> about a decade without any complaints.  Anyone remember Central Point
> Anti Virus?
>  
> As for firewalls, Zone Alarm tends to be the best free firewall. 
> Symantec also makes a firewall and I think you get a discount if you
> get both together - Symantec Internet Security or something like it is
> the package name.
>  
> I can't think of any hardware solutions for a dialup user.  Cable/DSL
> users can pick up a handy Linksys router that does a decent job as a
> firewall.  Software firewalls come with extra goodies like spam
> filtering so maybe it's for the best.  No nasty emails for the rents.

There are now hardware router/firewalls that include a modem for dialup
access.  You configure the modem/router to connect directly to the
Internet, and then each computer plugs into the router.  They're pretty
cheap, just like the cable/dsl routers, but of course have the drawback
of the extreme slowness of dialup.  Most of these include a
"dial-on-demand" feature that will dial the line automatically when a
request for Internet resources comes across.

I haven't used these box myself, but it's something to look into.

--Jeremy
 

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