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One of the main differences between software firewalls and hardware firewalls is that software firewalls restrict Internet access by application and hardware firewalls work looking at the port and URL address.<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #000000;"> <strong> <span style="text-decoration: underline;"> Software firewall advantages: </span> </strong> </span><ul><li>Cheaper than a hardware firewall</ul><ul><li>Easier to configure than hardware firewalls</ul><ul><li>You can install a software firewall on a laptop and take it with you</ul><ul><li>Software firewalls application filtering makes them flexible</ul><div class="wp-caption aligncenter"style="width: 460px"id=attachment_1306><img alt="BitDefender Internet Security firewall"class="size-full wp-image-1306"sizes="(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px"srcset="https://hacker10.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/BitDefender-Internet-Security-software-firewall.jpg 450w, https://hacker10.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/BitDefender-Internet-Security-software-firewall-300x169.jpg 300w"title="BitDefender Internet Security firewall"aria-describedby=caption-attachment-1306 height=254 loading=lazy src=http://www.hacker10.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/BitDefender-Internet-Security-software-firewall.jpg width=450><p class=wp-caption-text id=caption-attachment-1306>BitDefender Internet Security firewall</div><p><span style="color: #000000;"> <strong> <span style="text-decoration: underline;"> Software firewall disadvantages: </span> </strong> </span><ul><li>They don’t protect a whole network needing one copy for each computer</ul><ul><li>Software firewalls consume more CPU and memory resources than hardware firewalls</ul><ul><li>Software firewalls have less configuration options than hardware firewalls</ul><p style="text-align: center;"><strong> <span style="text-decoration: underline;"> <span style="color: #800000;"> Hardware firewall basics </span> </span> </strong><p>A hardware firewalls is a device placed in between your computer and the Internet, they are harder to configure than software firewalls, the high end broadband routers can come with an embedded hardware firewall inside, these are targeted at the home user and much easier to set up than a proper hardware firewall for businesses.<p>Basic hardware firewalls use packet filtering, they scan packet headers to determine their source, origin and destination addresses, and whether the incoming traffic is related to an outgoing connection, such as a request for a website, this information is compared with the preset rules that determine whether the packet should be forwarded or blocked.<p>The most advanced hardware firewalls can do stateful packet inspection looking into the contents of the data packet and state of the connection allowing the firewall to make decisions about packets based on context as well as the defined rules.<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #000000;"> <strong> <span style="text-decoration: underline;"> Hardware firewall advantages: </span> </strong> </span><ul><li>A single hardware firewall can protect your entire network</ul><ul><li>They run on their own dedicated CPU and memory not taking away computer resources</ul><ul><li>Hardware firewalls can not be disabled by malware as easily as software firewalls can</ul><ul><li>A single hardware firewall can protect multiple computers not needing a license for each computer</ul><ul><li>Hardware firewalls still protect the computer when the operating system crashes</ul><div class="wp-caption aligncenter"style="width: 460px"id=attachment_1307><img alt="Hardware firewall WatchGuard XTM 2Series"class="size-full wp-image-1307"sizes="(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px"srcset="https://hacker10.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Hardware-firewall-WatchGuard-XTM-2Series.jpg 450w, https://hacker10.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Hardware-firewall-WatchGuard-XTM-2Series-300x124.jpg 300w"title="Hardware firewall WatchGuard XTM 2Series"aria-describedby=caption-attachment-1307 height=187 loading=lazy src=http://www.hacker10.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Hardware-firewall-WatchGuard-XTM-2Series.jpg width=450><p class=wp-caption-text id=caption-attachment-1307>Hardware firewall WatchGuard XTM 2Series</div><p><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: #000000;"> <strong> Hardware firewall disadvantages: </strong> </span><ul><li>A single router firewall is considerably more expensive than a license for a single software firewall</ul><ul><li>Hardware firewalls are more difficult to configure than software firewalls</ul><ul><li>Hardware firewalls need physical space where to install it and cable layout</ul><ul><li>A hardware firewall protecting the whole network will affect multiple computers if it fails</ul><p style="text-align: center;"><strong> <span style="text-decoration: underline;"> <span style="color: #800000;"> What firewall to use? </span> </span> </strong><p>The average home user will be well protected with a software firewall, they are easier to manage and much cheaper in price than a dedicated hardware firewall. 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