05-14-2008, 08:36 AM
[quote Seannie] It's a 2 Wire 1800HG Gateway Router supplied by our DSL service.
That model does have a built-in firewall, so you're good to go unless you start opening ports in the firewall. As most have said, as of this time there are no malware/viruses in the wild that effect Macs. But being behind a firewall will increase the security of your machines as they will stop people from trying to get into your machine from an online attack. I don't know that it is overly necessary with Macs, but it never hurts to make sure your system protected every way possible.
That model does have a built-in firewall, so you're good to go unless you start opening ports in the firewall. As most have said, as of this time there are no malware/viruses in the wild that effect Macs. But being behind a firewall will increase the security of your machines as they will stop people from trying to get into your machine from an online attack. I don't know that it is overly necessary with Macs, but it never hurts to make sure your system protected every way possible.