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In article <4891D7B5.D8D3AB5F@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Mikey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx says...
> Recently purchased a Zoom 5660 modem / router. It has a
> Network Address Translation firewall and Stateful Packet
> Inspection. The Windows XP computer it's installed on also
> has Zonealarm (free version) installed. Is Zonealarm still
> neccesary with this modem or can it be uninstalled?
NAT does not make the device a firewall, NAT is a method of ROUTING and
while it blocks, in this case, unsolicited inbound connections, it's IS
NOT A FIREWALL.
As for a soft-firewall application. If you run as a local administrator
in most cases a soft-firewall does no good - the malware can disable it
or punch holes through it since you're running as a local admin.
In most cases, if you are reasonable, a NAT router and quality AV
software with a good dose of common sense is all you need for HOME use.
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