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In Firewall Hell

I’m in firewall/router hell.

After a long time of pondering, shuffling and avoiding I had to bite the bullet and put a firewall in between our production web servers and database.

I started with a Linksys RVS4000 that I already had in the office. Seemed like a good option as it offers 1GB on both sides. The

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I’ve been running the same “SOHO” firewall at home since 2001. My trusty Netgear FVS318. A pretty solid unit and hasn’t ever let me down, but old enough not to be upgradeable. This week I decided to have a look around see what else is out there to use.

See, while the FVS318 has certainly been

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Comodo Internet Security

I recently mentioned that I was trying out the free Comodo Internet Security suite. I’m about done with the initial evaluation so I reckon I should share some initial impressions.

The free version touts firewall protection, antivirus and proactive security. It seems to do a pretty solid job at keeping an eye on what’s going

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More Fun with Microsoft Update: 0×80072EE2

I had to do a factory restore on a Windows XP Tablet PC today. That, in itself, wasn’t all that tough (we’ll ignore the wasted few hours when I mistakenly installed XP Pro [not Tablet] on it…). After the recovery was completed, I ran into an interesting challenge with Microsoft Update though.

The restore process left

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