Starz_Kid wrote:
Hello Group, I've had this Linksys Firewall Router lying around for
about a year and decided to install due to an increase (??) in virus
attacks on the Adelphia network...

The model is: BEFSX41

I installed the router A.O.K. and it seemed to work...! Then I
looked in the package and found this CD-r with a copy of Nortons
Internet Security / with the Norton's Software Firewall.

Well, I thought... if the Router has a hardware firewall... WHY would
I need a software firewall ? ? ?

So......... my question is does the Linksys router have a hardware
firewall. And why would they package a software firewall ????

Do I really need the Norton's Software as it crashed my computer
after I installed it... as a matter of fact, the install did not even
complete..!


Yes, it does use a hardware, SPI firewall.
http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/Revie...ID-BEFSX41.php

You could use it with the Windows XP SP2 firewall, however it's probably not
necessary.