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BIGJ
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 Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 8:27 pm Post subject: mbr1000 firewall or not to firewall? |
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I tried searching and couldn't find anything related to the question I'm about to ask.
Is it really necessary to enable the firewall while using this router in conjunction with an aircard?
There is no hardware firewall when the aircard is plugged into your notebook. It's really like having a firewall on your dial up modem because esentially that's what an aircard is - a digital dial up modem.
Just curious what everyone else's thought and practices were?
fwiw I saw about a 200kbps increase by turning it off within the mbr1000 config (running 1.6.3 firmware). |
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BIGJ
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| No one has any input on this? |
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johnhboyd
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I have been told that a firewall is not necessary when going through the router.
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ed
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| Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 4:42 pm Post subject: |
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Instead of turning your firewall off in the router you can disable stateful packet inspection on the same page for the same gain in speed. The firewall really ought to be on unless you are using a software firewall as a solution.
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johnhboyd
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| Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 5:38 pm Post subject: |
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| ed wrote: | | Instead of turning your firewall off in the router you can disable stateful packet inspection on the same page for the same gain in speed. The firewall really ought to be on unless you are using a software firewall as a solution. |
1. I don't understand "unless you are using a software firewall as a solution"
2. I don't think the original question said anything about 'turning off your firewall in the router'. He asked about running a software firewall while connecting to the internet through a router.
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ed
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| Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 7:17 pm Post subject: |
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If he has a software solution it would be OK to turn off the hardware firewall but I would advise to be certain that the software firewall is working properly before doing so.
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johnhboyd
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| Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 7:54 pm Post subject: |
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| ed wrote: | | If he has a software solution it would be OK to turn off the hardware firewall but I would advise to be certain that the software firewall is working properly before doing so. |
I am sorry, but you are making no sense.
WHAT Hardware firewall? No body ever mentioned a hardware firewall.
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roadrnnr
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| Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 10:31 am Post subject: |
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Kinda follows my ? I think.
Is it necessary to have any security enabled in the MBR-1000 including the password sign on when I am in the country and no neighbors can access my signal.
The security in the router is only so others can not get on your signal correct?
I have all the router security disabled and am running a firewall on my software |
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onedavester
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| Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 10:21 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | WHAT Hardware firewall? No body ever mentioned a hardware firewall. |
your router IS the hardware firewall |
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JPr
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| Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 3:49 pm Post subject: |
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| johnhboyd wrote: | | WHAT Hardware firewall? No body ever mentioned a hardware firewall. |
The original poster did not specifically mention the word 'hardware' but they did say that they saw a speed increase 'by turning it (SPI) off within the mbr1000 config.'
Though not technically a hardware firewall, SPI on routers is essentially the same thing and is usually called a hardware firewall. Generally you can't completely disable the firewall functions on a router anyways, with the exception of DMZ.
The naming is a matter of semantics really.
| BIGJ wrote: | | Is it really necessary to enable the firewall while using this router in conjunction with an aircard? |
Ed was correct, you should always have a firewall active. It doesn't matter if it's dial-up or not, the mechanics of the internet remain the same and you're still vulnerable without one.
Windows comes with a basic firewall that denies unsolicited incoming connections, however it doesn't stealth you. There are better options. Either use a software firewall like Comodo, Norton, Zone Alarm, etc. or use the built-in firewall on a router, which usually uses SPI and NAT, among other things. |
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