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Help and Support Forums => Technical Support => Topic started by: JB88 on January 25, 2007, 09:06:38 AM
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i have been getting these tagged regularly by my firewall and i am wondering if this might be related to lag issues that i have been having.
also, would i be better off using a router rather than a firewall?
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The ICMP ECHO message is usually from someone or something Pinging your connection.
I do not care for the consumer grade routers and I really hate software firewalls, so I am a lousy person to ask.
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I can't stand software firewalls either, but I've had some luck with hardware firewalls. This might be a good option. Keep your eyes peeled, and you can get them reasonably cheap.
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Originally posted by JB88
i have been getting these tagged regularly by my firewall and i am wondering if this might be related to lag issues that i have been having.
also, would i be better off using a router rather than a firewall?
The occasional ping isn't going to cause any lag issues. Hopefully there is a way to tell your firewall not to notify you when they happen.
I used to use a Belkin router/AP and it worked great. It has fairly decent options for allowing traffic inbound and was quite stable. I switched to a WRAP microPC running m0n0wall for work so I can have a dedicated VPN to the office. But when this job ends, the Belkin will get called back to active duty.
Unless you can afford a real router (Cisco), you'll have a firewall built-in to the router. All of the consumer routers/APs (Belkin, Linksys, Netgear, D-Link, etc.) have a firewall inside. I prefer them over a software firewall (BlackIce, Sygate, or bundled with anti virus) for several reasons:
- No nagging popups like "Program X wants to connect to the Internet! Allow?"
- Less likely to have a major security vulnerability
- Stops layer 3 and 4 attacks before they get to the computer
- Far fewer upgrades
Plus it's at least one fewer process sucking up resources.