How many Firewalls is too many?

navi · Post by **navi** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 2:06 am

Was talking to a friend online and got into a discussion about firewalls. anyways, in your opinion, how many firewalls is too many.

Egotistical EvilN · Post by **Egotistical EvilN** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 2:20 am

You only need one properly setup firewall.

Post by **Roofus** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 2:21 am

Unless you're the NSA, one is enough.

Skynet · Post by **Skynet** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 5:10 am

Unless you're the NSA, one is enough.

Who says I'm not...
<.< >.>

Disheveled DrFreeze · Post by **Disheveled DrFreeze** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 5:15 am

there is no such thing as too many firewalls, just like there is no such thing as too much disk space, sure i may only really need 160 gb, but if i were to have 160tb or so, it wouldnt be to much

one firewall is enough, but there is no such thing as too many firewalls

impetus · Post by **impetus** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 11:42 am

^ yes there is - they (software firewalls) interfere with each other

navi · Post by **navi** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 2:21 pm

Skynet wrote:
Unless you're the NSA, one is enough.
Who says I'm not...
<.< >.>

Post by **Roofus** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 4:36 pm

Skynet wrote:
Unless you're the NSA, one is enough.
Who says I'm not...
<.< >.>

You're Australian and the NSA is an American agency, so...

navi · Post by **navi** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 5:34 pm

I'm not Australian o.O I'm from america >.>

Post by **|darc|** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 5:47 pm

navi wrote:I'm not Australian o.O I'm from america >.>

He was responding to Skynet.

ragnarok2040 · Post by **ragnarok2040** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 6:54 pm

I have two firewalls, one that blocks specific IP's and IP ranges via Protowall + Blocklist Manager and Sygate Personal Firewall. While Sygate could do both, there hasn't been a utility to make some type of IP Banlist type manager for it.

Lartrak · Post by **Lartrak** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 9:23 pm

MKE · Post by **MKE** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 9:44 pm

Lartrak wrote:6.

i thought it was 7 but it may be 6

Skater_dusto · Post by **Skater_dusto** » Sun Oct 24, 2004 9:44 pm

Err, actually yeah you really can have too many firewalls. It's just common sense.

Depending on how you set your firewalls up, and if you're not a complete asshat, then two firewalls (much like ragnarok's) is fine. Although it's more than likely that you're good with one, unless someone's out to get you...

ragnarok2040 · Post by **ragnarok2040** » Sun Oct 24, 2004 10:49 pm

The RIAA, FBI, MPAA, stalker, family, CIA, Bush, the "man," police, hackers, phreakers, and the voices in your head are all possible suspects. OMG, the walls have EARS.

/me curls up in a tight digital ball rocking back and forth

Nyarlathotep · Post by **Nyarlathotep** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 2:27 am

The only attacks I'm 'scared' of getting on my computer are script kiddys, and to be honest I'd be safe with just regularly patching all of my software / OS and having up to date anti-virus software.