Firewall- HW or SW?

**src2206** · 11-12-2006, 10:18 AM

Hi friends,

I have 1 issue and I felt that this is the most appropriate forum as it is specifically related with my Modem.

I use HUAWEI Quidway WA1003A broadband modem to connect to internet via a 10/100Mbps LAN card. I use rasppp0e module to connect. The speed of the connection is 256kbps.

My problem/doubt is as follows:

My modem above has NAT and FIREWALL service enabled. So do I need to keep my Windows XP SP2 on board default firewall turned on? I am experiencing problem of slow browsing by the standard of my internet connection speed. I tried to use FF, IE, Avant ans SeaMonkey. The problem becomes very irritating when I am trying to post something.

So please help. :(

Thank you.

Matrix720 · 11-12-2006, 10:42 AM

If your modem has a built in firewall , then you do not need to have the sp2 firewall on.To much of a good thing can also be very bad.

11-12-2006, 10:18 AM	#1 (permalink)
src2206 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Kolkata, India Posts: 2,068 OS: WinXP Pro SP3 My System	Firewall- HW or SW? Hi friends, I have 1 issue and I felt that this is the most appropriate forum as it is specifically related with my Modem. I use HUAWEI Quidway WA1003A broadband modem to connect to internet via a 10/100Mbps LAN card. I use rasppp0e module to connect. The speed of the connection is 256kbps. My problem/doubt is as follows: My modem above has NAT and FIREWALL service enabled. So do I need to keep my Windows XP SP2 on board default firewall turned on? I am experiencing problem of slow browsing by the standard of my internet connection speed. I tried to use FF, IE, Avant ans SeaMonkey. The problem becomes very irritating when I am trying to post something. So please help. :( Thank you. __________________ Registered Linux user #426065

11-12-2006, 10:42 AM	#2 (permalink)
Matrix720 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: harrisburg ar Posts: 138 OS: windows 98 se	If your modem has a built in firewall , then you do not need to have the sp2 firewall on.To much of a good thing can also be very bad.