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Originally posted by Incinerator+Apr 4 2005, 09:26 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Incinerator @ Apr 4 2005, 09:26 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>

True. You don't really need a software firewall if you have a router. It is added security if you do have the software firewall, but it is almost getting redundant. If you have Windows XP it already comes with a firewall, don't bother to get ZoneAlarm or others if you have XP and a router, that would be just redundantly redundant.\

Don't be paranoid like my friend. I told him to buy a router and he doesn't have to worry about anything else if he doesn't want to. The guy didn't listen to me, he bought a router and installed two different firewalls. I'm amazed that his computer runs with the two firewalls and one virus scanner working. He claims that he had two virus scanners running but took one off because his computer was running too slow. I don't believe him on the 2 scanners.

My internet connection is through 2 routers (1 wired, 1 wireless) with NAT and XP firewall, plus MS Anti-Spyware resident shield, Spybot resident shield, and McAfee ActiveShield. I have no problems whatsoever with IE 6 and my machine runs at top efficiency on 512MB of RAM. While at school I use UofC Wireless VPN. [/b][/quote]
Not bad. You should be pretty secure. Although I absolutely despise McAfee. You probably don't need to run MS and S&D at the same time, specially if McAfee has spyware protection, that is getting to be a bit redundant, but if it doesn't affect your computers performance and your mind is at ease, then I guess its ok.

My friend is running an ancient computer with Windows 98, I'd be surprised if he has more than 128 MB RAM. His problem though, is he broke up with his girlfriend and he is afraid that she is going to find somebody to hack into his computer. He also thought the same with the girl he broke up with before this girl.