firewall on a router

[carlymart]

my belkin router has a firewall built(it that right) and i have firewall on my pc do i need both switched on
will it make much difference to any thing switching it off
thanks not the most technical minded person

[shocker-z]

keep both on incase but generaly a router blocks all ports so it's generaly the best form of firewall dont be fooled tho because you can still be hacked if you download a virus as that would create an outbound connection ratjher than inbound which is what firewalls on your PC are ment to stoip but XP down't seem to so personaly i dont bother because i normaly know what im doing and clicking on but if you have kids then you should definatly look at enabling a firewall.

or if you browse free *coff* stuff


Liam

[carlymart]

thanks

[mph999]

Something like zone alarm pro on the pc is needed, as it stops outgoing connections initiated by any malware etc ...
Kerios another one

[Scraggles]

got a router on firewall and one on pc, outpost pro is very good, blocked me from using a hacked myspace site, told the owner what i thought of it, seems he is a numpty and had an easy to guess password...

outpost do a free one as well, virus killer also needed, like nod32