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I just had a talk about my home network and my web server at home and
people I talked to confused me about couple things.<br>
First, one said that setting up web server at home and NOT USING DMZ is
making a hole in my network and security system. He said that I HAVE
to use DMZ. <br>
On my modem's setting page though I found that I have to turn DMZ on
just in case I make server for special needs, like gaming server or
video conferencing. <br>
Do I really NEED DMZ turned "On"? My opinion is that I don't need it
for web server at home.
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Second, other guy was almost laughing at me when I told him that ONLY
firewalls I use in home network are modem's and router's firewalls (I
have Web server on SuSE 9.2 and I have two Windows and one Mac computer
in network). He said that these are something like low-level,
low-secure firewalls and that I have to have something good!.
<br>
When I started using hi speed Internet access (first cable then DSL),
and I talked to people about firewalls, all of them told me the same:
my computers behind modem's and router's firewalls are REALLY safe. I
had some period of time Zone Alarm, but after one guy compared it as
"Having 2 spare wheels on car - it's better then one, but chances to
need them both are so small and not worth to carry 2nd one" - I took it
off.
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What do you think?
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-afan
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