Blocking ports

Yes, you need to be running a firwall on your computer always and a virus protection program, I recommend using NORTON PERSONAL FIREWALL, AND NORTON ANTI-VIRUS 2002 OR CURRENT! AND BE SURE TO GET YOUR UPDATES DAILY.

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DC

Agree do I with the above answer, but if you're a home user you can get a free firewall from zonelabs. Their firewall Zonealarm does an adequate job on both incoming and outgoing traffic, and it's free. Further McAfee also has a firewall which can be tested for something like 30 days.

Go check them out!

But do those apps block individual ports or is a hardware solution needed? If you have a home network Dlink and Linksys both have products that enable you to block ports; for a business, you might need something a little more robust, like a Sonicwall appliance.

Thanks guys, I would like to specifically block a port. Your answers helped.

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