Firewall- Noob Question

[Element137]

Hi all, apologies in advance for the noob/dumb question - but - if you turn off the firewall on the Superhub - what are the risks ?- I run a couple of Lap-Tops wireless,( one on 'N', one on 'G' ) and a PS3 wired - am I at risk if I disable the firewall ? - would I have to rely on software firewall instead ?-

If so- anyone recomend a good one ( free )



Cheers.

[pip08456]

Hi all, apologies in advance for the noob/dumb question - but - if you turn off the firewall on the Superhub - what are the risks ?- I run a couple of Lap-Tops wireless,( one on 'N', one on 'G' ) and a PS3 wired - am I at risk if I disable the firewall ? - would I have to rely on software firewall instead ?-

If so- anyone recomend a good one ( free )



Cheers.

None if you have a software firewall. Windows genric one is good enough.

Or you could use this (http://www.pctools.com/firewall/) one.

[Dai]

The Superhub router gives you a primary layer of protection via NAT. If you also run the native firewalls in Windows 7 or XP you should be fine. The only thing this will NOT do is alert you to outgoing connections.

[Element137]

Thanks
Appreciate the replies. ;)