Port forwarding normally is like a permision rule placed on the router's firewall. I have a home router that has a SPI firewall option too. When I have it enabled, I get some strange results from some ...

Some consumer-focused routers have for some time claimed to use Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) in their firewalls. But the recent generation of boxes based on the ADMtek 5106 Home Gateway Controller ...

A software firewall is a standard tool for protecting computers from viruses and other malware. Some routers -- the device that carries packets of data between your network and the Internet -- offer ...

VARs can meet the new connectivity demands of SMBs with the ProSafe Gigabit VPN Firewall 25 FVS124G from Netgear, Santa Clara, Calif. The diminutive device offers two WAN ports, four switched Gigabit ...

The device is a 4-port 10/100 Ethernet switch with an integrated ICSA-certified firewall and an integrated print server. The ProSafe firewall features Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) and Intrusion ...

I just checked my Netgear WGR614 control panel and discovered that for some reason I had left NAT in "open" mode rather than "secure." The description the control panel gives is vague, I'm worried ...

The TRENDnet TEW-432BRP proves the adage that you get what you pay for -- it's a fundamentally generic wireless router with few bad points, but nothing that really stands out aside from its ...

A dedicated firewall stands between the Internet and sanitizes the traffic flowing into the internal network. Setting one up is an involved process both in terms of assembling the hardware for the ...