Re: Wireless Firewall or Router?
From: RJ (jackbobNOSPAM_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 10/11/04
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Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2004 22:44:05 -0400
No, No, No... The Windows Firewall is half a firewall. It only checks
incoming traffic. Outgoing traffic, which is very common with
worms, keyboard loggers and spyware, is not even noticed by Windows
Firewall.
Zonelarm checks traffic in *both* directions... even the free version.
Why MS wasted their time with this crippled firewall, is beyond me.
Not to mention the less savy multitudes in computer land that think they are protected by
this half a firewall... scary.
Disable it - and get a decent firewall.
"Chuck Davis" <ChuckDavis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C65FBEB5-0EEB-469E-9E3C-82AD63ACAE52@microsoft.com...
> IMHO the Windows XP Firewall is as good at the free version of Zonealarm.
>
> "Jay" wrote:
>
> > So I only need a firewall not a router?
> >
> > "tim" wrote:
> >
> > > hardware and software can co-exist.
> > > to have no firewall when using a wireless access point is
> > > looking to be hacked.
> > > xp firewall is really not enough. zonealarm at
> > > zonelabs.com for free version.
> > >
> > > >-----Original Message-----
> > > > Hello. I have a question regarding firewall/wireless
> > > connection. On my
> > > >laptop at home I connect to the internet thru a hardware
> > > linksys router
> > > >(DSL). However, when I go to a cafe shop which has free
> > > wireless internet and
> > > >I connect to the internet do I need a software firewall
> > > for the wireless
> > > >connection? Or, do I need a wireless router as well? If
> > > so, what would you
> > > >reccomend? I turned on XP firewall, but I read that it
> > > might not be enough.
> > > >And if I decide to get a software firewall/router would
> > > that interfere with
> > > >my hardware linksys router when I try to connect to the
> > > internet at home thru
> > > >DSL? Thanks for any suggestions!
> > > >.
> > > >
> > >
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