Comment Re:Get thee a firewall .. and the LinkSys is great (Score 1) 335
My total investment with my Linksys was 15 minutes and $150 - if I compare that to 8 hours of research for a $0 outlay, I think I came out way ahead.
Of course, my home network hardly requires the same level of security compared to what a production ecommerce environment needs, and for what I need, the Linksys is more than adequate.
It's all a matter of perspective, what's more important time or money? I don't want to spend any more time than I have to in discouraging people from snooping my home net, because I'd much rather be reading /. or playing Diablo or something equally unproductive yet more entertaining than figuring out how not to spend $150.
Of course, my home network hardly requires the same level of security compared to what a production ecommerce environment needs, and for what I need, the Linksys is more than adequate.
It's all a matter of perspective, what's more important time or money? I don't want to spend any more time than I have to in discouraging people from snooping my home net, because I'd much rather be reading
