[Bungleau]

I prefer a hardware firewall, although I use both. Each protects slightly differently; a hardware firewall protects the connection, while software protects the computer. If you have multiple computers, you're talking one hardware versus multiple softwares.

I never thought much about firewalls until I finally put one in... and four hours later that night, I had a report showing me that I had something like 14 probes of my computer, looking for an opening. I've not been "naked" since.