What makes SonicWALL Internet security appliances secure?
SonicWALL Internet security appliances use stateful packet inspection to determine if a data packet is allowed through the firewall to the private LAN. SonicWALL products support Network Address Translation (NAT), which translates multiple IP addresses on the private LAN to one public address that is sent out to the Internet. This adds a level of security since the address of a PC connected to the private LAN is never transmitted on the Internet. SonicWALL Internet security appliances are also pre-configured to automatically detect and thwart Denial of Service (DoS) attacks such as Ping of Death, SYN Flood, LAND Attack, IP Spoofing, etc. Q: What is stateful packet inspection? A: Stateful packet inspection is a technology similar to that used in enterprise-level firewall products offered by Check Point and Cisco. It is generally regarded as a “state of the art” firewall technology. With stateful packet inspection, SonicWALL Internet security appliances make security decisions based on t
