RE: Firewall and DSL

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From: SteveL (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 07/22/04 

Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 23:13:32 -0700

OK, beware of Zone alarm, it crashes XP, try sygate. Try
Norton one more time, download tune-up utilities 2004 it
is free for 30 days, install it, un-install norton, then
run the registry cleaner of the util, then re-install
Norton and try 1 more time.

Good luck

>-----Original Message-----
>Read the manual cover to cover and did the app scan every
time I reinstalled. It worked perfectly with dial up.
didnt screw up until I got DSL.
>Thanks
>
>"SteveL" wrote:
>
>> I have used several firewalls, Norton in not bad, the
>> reason it is asking is because you did not do a app
scan,
>> this ussually runs once norton checks all apps that can
>> gain access to the net and you tell it yes/no at that
>> point and it ussusally does not ask again, did you
setuo
>> the internet zone when you changed over to dsl?
>>
>> read the manual you can learn alot...
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> > I had norton 2003 personal firewall installed on
my
>> (XP Home) computer with dial up and it worked
perfectly. 2
>> days ago I upgraded to DSL. Since then the firewall has
>> been a big pain in the backside. Thinking perhaps it
>> needed to see the new DSL modem I uninstalled it
(Norton
>> Firewall) and reinstalled it 4 times and still it was a
>> joke. Always asking for permission for some function. I
>> finally said the hell with it, permit everything and it
>> still kept asking for permission. I loved it with dial
up
>> but it flat sucks with DSL. I even unistalled my Norton
>> 2003 pro antivirus each time I did the firewall. So
does
>> anybody know of an excellent firewall that will work
>> perfectly with DSL?
>> >.
>> >
>>
>.
>

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