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I have compiled some of the most useful websites for learning about firewalls and
routers here:
Firewallguide's Personal Firewall Reviews http://www.firewallguide.com/software.htm
Firewallguide: Wired Routers
http://www.firewallguide.com/hardware.htm
Firewall Forensics
http://www.linuxsecurity.com/resourcefiles/firewalls/firewall-seen.html
Firewall Q&A
Gibson Research's Firewall Page
http://www.vicomsoft.com/knowledge/reference/firewalls1.html
http://grc.com/su-firewalls.htm
HomeNetHelp's Broadband Router Guide
http://www.homenethelp.com/router-guide/index.asp
Home Network Router Security Secrets
http://www.informit.com/articles/printerfriendly.asp?p=461 084&rl=1
How Firewalls Work
Internet Firewall FAQ
http://www.howstuffworks.com/firewall.htm
http://www.interhack.netlpubs/fwfag/
Introduction to Firewalls http://netsecurity.about.com/od/hackertools/a/aa072004.htm
10 Steps To Make Your Firewall More Secure
http://www.itsecurity.com/features/more-secure-firewall-O12207/
Free Software Firewalls for Windows
Free Personal Firewall Software
http://netsecurity.about.com/od/personalfirewalls/a/aafreefirewall.htm
Sunbelt Kerio Firewall
Comodo Free Personal Firewall
Zone Alarm
http://www.sunbelt-software.com/kerio.cfm
Full version free for 30 days, then reverts to basic version.
http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/
http://www.zonelabs.com/
Test Your Online Security
So you installed firewall software and perhaps even hardware protection in the form
of a router and you're feeling pretty smug. Before you get too comfortable, you
should test your firewall to make sure it is doing the job it should be. My favorite set
of tests is Sygate/Symantec's Online Services, which puts your computer through
a whole range of scans to test its vulnerability to attack. I also recommend you run
Steve Gibson's Internet Vulnerability Profiling at his Shields Up! website. This is
what yo~ want to see for every test you run at Shields Up:
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