Hardware vs Software firewalls - Page 2

**morefood2001** · #11 (**permalink**) 02-02-2008, 12:42 PM

A hardware firewall is going to be better in the aspects of blocking all requests that you are not expecting. A scenario would be you are running a mysql server on the inside of your network and you don't want anyone from outside getting direct access to it, this request will never make it to your sql server and that server will not spend that extra time and bandwidth, even though its little on denying that request.

The advantage of a personal firewall installed on your computer is that it will monitor your requests and incoming requests at the same time. So if you request a site, the software firewall is more likely to only let that one site through and nothing else. A hardware firewall will see the request and allow whatever the response is back in completely as where a software firewall may block some of the incoming data that is could be harmful.

Its been about 3 years since I learned about the advantages and disadvantages, but if I remember right, I think I got it right.

**TcM** · #12 (**permalink**) 02-11-2008, 07:38 AM

Thanks for the detailed explanation

+rep given.

fyz · #13 (**permalink**) 05-13-2008, 04:50 AM

I both of them are necessary.

Sionofdarkness · #14 (**permalink**) 05-14-2008, 05:41 AM

Sounds like software firewalls are a lot more efficient.

DevilsCharm · #15 (**permalink**) 05-27-2008, 02:17 PM

True, but having both is a lot more secure. For the average user only a software is necessary, but for important corporations, or even small businesses, it would be best to invest in extra security.

evan_us56 · #16 (**permalink**) 06-02-2008, 03:35 AM

I Think That Harware Firewalls Are Better Because Software Firewalls Always Have Some Loop Holes In The Them,so Nice Work Hardware Firewalls.

**TcM** · #17 (**permalink**) 06-02-2008, 07:00 AM

They still might have some loopholes in the firmware.

**Xav** · #18 (**permalink**) 06-02-2008, 10:54 AM

Can't you just have both? I have a router with a firewall built in, and I use Norton 360. So far, I don't think I've been attacked.

**TcM** · #19 (**permalink**) 06-03-2008, 12:08 PM

Lol. Hackers are not looking to hack your PC..... they are interested in better stuff.

But yes, you can have both, although the firewall in the router can be a little pain the the ...

**Xav** · #20 (**permalink**) 06-04-2008, 10:47 AM

What sort of better stuff? They can't access anything without hacking the PC first.

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