[NTLUG:Discuss] Re: firewall/router to protect M$ box

[Robert Pearson]

On 7/18/05, Leroy Tennison <leroy_tennison at prodigy.net> wrote:
> Idid do some looking around, any particular part of the site?
> 
> Robert Pearson wrote:
> >Take a look at the DFWUUG Wiki site---
> >
> >http://www.dfwuug.org/wiki/Main/SOHOProtectStrategy
> >
> >At the bottom of the page under the heading " Enterprise-like SOHO
> >Protect Strategy"
> >are two Strategies for SOHO Security---
> >
> >    * Technology Investor-Harry Newton Jan072005
> >    * Web Informant-David Strom Jan102005
> >
> >In addition, each Windows 2000 machine has always had the free
> >ZoneAlarm software firewall and Norton (Symantec) AntiVirus before I
> >retired. The Norton cost has been replaced with free Grisoft AVG
> >(free.grisoft.com). I have been very happy with Grisoft AVG.
>> 

The above links all work for me as is... 

> >Stand-a-lone firewalls are more important if you use Linux servers for
> >Web and email. I run peer-to-peer and use external Gmail. Take a look
> >at xcssa.org for firewall starter info.

Look at URL xcssa.org/files. You can select this from xcssa.org at:

"XCSSA Resource Links"
"The XCSSA Files"

The first topic in "The XCSSA Files" is the "Building Dedicated, High
Availability, SOHO Firewall for Fun or Profit". It is a slide show. I
just click on it and it works in my browser.

Thanks,  Robert