level one WBR-3406TX router security question

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  1. leiff

    leiff Regular member

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    I see everyone touts the effectiveness of broadband routers as firewalls. I have WBR-3406TX router. I want to to know if there are any settings I need to make in order to provide online firewall protection. I've left wireless security disabled since I'm not worried about local transgressors. Under security settings I have the following cattegories:
    Packet filters
    Domain filterss
    Url blocking
    Mac controll
    Miscellanious
     
    leiff, Nov 17, 2008
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    Looks good to me... even though anyone who comes near your house can log into your wireless network and then proceed to do bad things...
     
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    Bad things such as...

    So my router is effective with security settings at default?
     
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    Bad things mainly involve hacking. Network worms can spread across the wireless network too.

    Yes, I believe that your router is effective with default security settings.
     
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