Re: Imation USB SuperDisk

[Tilghman Lesher <tilghman@nospam.the-tilghman.com>]

Michael J. Mahon wrote:

> Wayne Stewart wrote:
> 
> <snip>
>>I guess one of the reasons I'm looking at alternatives is I recently got
>>ADSL and at least right now I'm feeling less trusting about having
>>filesharing turned on when I have a full time connection.
> 
> As you should...
> 
> The best solution for a multi-machine network is to install one of
> the small standalone firewall/routers.  They are inexpensive and
> safe, and do not require any of your machines to be on to serve
> as a network firewall.

I would argue with the characterization of "best solution".  True,
the black boxes are very easy to operate, but it's a pain in the
neck when an exploit is released and you have to wait for the vendor
to release a patch.

Personally, I run a BSD-based firewall with NAT routing.  When an
exploit is released, the software is usually already updated -- and
if it isn't, I can fix the system myself without waiting on the
vendor.

-Tilghman