Router Has A Firewall, Do I Need Another?

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Router Has A Firewall, Do I Need Another?

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geoffo View Member Profile	Jun 27 2008, 05:16 PM Post #1
Member Group: Members Posts: 27 Joined: 15-June 05 From: Sussex, England Member No.: 23,517	I have just installed Broadband and have a wired router, which has a "powerful firewall - giving 24/7 security". Is it advisable to also install one on my PC, or could this give conflicts by effectively having 2 firewalls operating at the same time. If the recommendation is yes, what firewall is best (preferably free)? Geoff

nigglesnush85 View Member Profile	Jun 27 2008, 06:43 PM Post #2
Forum Addict Group: HJT Junior Classmen Posts: 3,721 Joined: 7-January 07 From: UK Member No.: 105,123	Hello geoffo, The router firewall is mainly to protect from unauthorised access to your computer or network however it is not 100% safe. If someone was to bypass the router firewall, they would then have complete access to any unprotected systems on the network. While no security set up can offer complete protection, having a hardware firewall (router) and a software firewall can improve your protection. I would advise using comodo firewall http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/ -------------------- Regards Alan

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