>Al,
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>>For any machine connected to the Internet there should be a hardware firewall, even if it's just something as inexpensive as a Linksys WRT-54GL (~$60) upgraded with dd-WRT firmware (free).
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>Why would you need to upgrade the firmware, isn't the 54GL a hardware firewall anyways?
Third-party firmwares such as dd-WRT add a lot of features and stability to the base product.
http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
Regards. Al
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