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mrkris · 01-16-2009, 01:43 PM

If you use a software firewall, the packets are already hitting the stack, then are processed and accepted/rejected. This means your computer is still vulnerable to attacks. Use a hardware firewall, it will prevent the packets from even reaching your system.

01-16-2009, 01:43 PM
mrkris Confirmed User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 2,737	If you use a software firewall, the packets are already hitting the stack, then are processed and accepted/rejected. This means your computer is still vulnerable to attacks. Use a hardware firewall, it will prevent the packets from even reaching your system. __________________ PHP-MySQL-Rails \| ICQ: 342500546