On Sun, 2004-05-23 at 18:33, Randolph Jones wrote: > I am ignorant re iptables. > > I am considering buying a linksys router. It seems to have statefull > packet inspection that blocks nonmatching incoming packets. > > If I do not have a server exposed to the internet, do I need any > packet inspection other than checking that all incoming packets match an > earlier outgoing request? > > TIA > rfjones In short, no. If your needs are minimal and you do not need to managed multiple devices a linksys may be fine for you. I cannot speak to the quality of Linksys; I have not used them. However, not all stateful inspection engines are created equal. Consider what functionality you may need in the future. Consider how important reliability is, i.e., if the device occasionally fails and needs to be reset, is that a problem. However, for very simple needs, a Linksys will probably be fine. Does anyone else have any thoughts, comments or insults? -- John A. Sullivan III Chief Technology Officer Nexus Management +1 207-985-7880 john.sullivan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx --- If you are interested in helping to develop a GPL enterprise class VPN/Firewall/Security device management console, please visit http://iscs.sourceforge.net
