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30 Aug 2006 | John Wiley & Sons Inc.

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Firewalls for Dummies
Chapter 1 of Firewalls For Dummies by Brian Komar, Ronald Beekelaar and Joern Wettern provides an excellent overview of what a firewall is, what it does and how it works. Further it explains when you might need a firewall, covering issues like Internet protocols, security and hacking.

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Excerpted from Firewalls For Dummies by Brian Komar, Ronald Beekelaar and Joern Wettern (ISBN: 0764540483).

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