unlike simple internet sharing nat routers, the fvm318 is a true firewall, using stateful packet inspection to defend against hacker attacks. its firewall features include:

    1 denial of service (dos) protection.

    automatically detects and thwarts dos attacks such as ping of death, syn flood, land attack, and ip spoofing.

    2 blocks unwanted traffic from the internet to your lan.

    3 blocks access from your lan to internet locations or services that you specify as off-limits.

    4 logs security incidents.

    the fvm318 will log security events such as blocked incoming traffic, port scans, attacks, and administrator logins. you can configure the firewall to email the log to you at specified intervals. you can also configure the firewall to send immediate alert messages to your email address or email pager whenever a significant event occurs.

    5 with its content filtering feature, the fvm318 prevents objectionable content from reaching your pcs. the firewall allows you to control access to internet content by screening for keywords within web addresses. you can configure the firewall to log and report attempts to access objectionable internet sites.