my friend tells me to get a router?

Question

my friend has website and said that software is security is good but to get a hardwire router so i get less errors and better security
I mean a router not used for wireless network woman from microsoft said she does too

Answer 1

A router that uses Network address translation for internet connection sharing provides a built in firewall as inbound requests can not get by the router. As such many routers are marketed as a security measure because by the way they operate! This actually works much better than the Windows firewall which is also blocks incoming requests and your system does not take a performance hit. As you can pick up a wired router for 10 or 15 bucks, it is a good investment to use as cheap firewall to replace the windows firewall. It should be noted that a true firewall should also block unauthorized connection attempts from within your computer in case spyware tries to send out information.

Answer 2

A router not only provides additional hardware protection but also permits the use of several computers at a single site. You can get a router with ports for four local computers and a port for a cable/DSL modem for $40 to $60. Installing them is easy: you plug them in.

Answer 3

A NAT router acts as a great firewall blocking all unsolicited incoming traffic. When used in conjunction with a good software firewall (not Windows built-in firewall), you will have a very high degree of protection from people using port scans to compromise your computer.

Answer 4

I'm not sure I get what you're talking about here... but unless you are intending to link two or more computers together on a network, a router would be rather pointless.

Answer 5

do you have broadband internet service? AND
do you have a laptop? or two or more computers?

if the answer is no to all those questions, then you don't need a router
if you answer yes, then you could get a router, but you don't have to...