Router Question

[kobbie]

So I'm planning on buying a router to play on X-box live and use the internet on my PC as well. The router that was recommended to me is this one:

LINKSYS BEFSR41 (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=3906544&productCategoryId=cat01029&type=product&tab=2&id=1051384171495)

My question is on the built in firewall...I already have ZoneAlarm firewall on my PC, and I know that having 2 firewalls will cause conflicts, so should I uninstall ZoneAlarm if I use this router, or are hardware and software firewalls different?

Any thoughts are appreciated, and thanks in advance.

[killian_sh]

Running a hardware firewall and software firewall together is perfectly safe.In fact I recommend it because router firewalls are "one way" firewalls that only block inbound attempts to infiltrate your computer.If you were to get a trojan,it wouldn't stop the outbound communication to the host computer.

[cat5e]

May be this can further clarify.

Link to: Basic Protection for Broadband Internet Installation. (http://www.ezlan.net/firewall.html)

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