Re: Firewalls and Wireless Routers

From: NoWaySpammers (davecrispy_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 12/30/04 

Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 22:16:19 +0100

Forgot to ask - Is Norton Firewall OK or is Zone Alarm that much better?

Thanks for any advice

"NoWaySpammers" <davecrispy@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:uilaBQr7EHA.208@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> So - Install ZONE ALARM, disable the XP Pro SP2 Firewall and leave the
> router WEP as is?
>
> Have I got that right?
>
>
>
> "John Doue" <notwobe@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:%23GM8aLr7EHA.3836@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> Leythos wrote:
>>
>>> In article <ObBaEDr7EHA.2180@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl>,
>>> davecrispy@hotmail.com says...
>>>
>>>>If I have a wireless router installed and working and configured with a
>>>>WEP firewall.
>>>>
>>>>The question is - can I safely stop using the built in firewall with
>>>>Windows XP Pro SP2 and rely on the one in the router?
>>>>
>>>>Seems a bit silly having a firewall in the router and on both the
>>>>desktop and laptop!
>>>
>>>
>>> If you have a wireless router I would guess that it's not actually got a
>>> firewall, just NAT, so you don't really have a firewall - none of the
>>> home user units are really firewalls, just nice little NAT systems.
>>>
>>> Since the XP SP2 firewall is really open to being improperly configured
>>> you're not doing much with it that isn't already being handled by the
>>> NAT box. If you want to have a firewall, either purchase something like
>>> the WatchGuard Firebox SOHO unit or install something like ZoneAlarm.
>>>
>> One other point in support of this is that SP2 firewall will not control
>> in any way Internet trafic going OUT of your computer. Your NAT protects
>> you nicely from incoming unwanted access but does not control what goes
>> out. There are many reasons you want to keep a very strict control on
>> what goes out since it is a way to detect trojans and other pests
>> activity and to keep a lid on those programs that surreptitiously try to
>> access Internet for various but seldom valid reasons. I see no reason not
>> to Choose Zonealarm but I would suggest you go for the SE version that
>> includes AD-Watch even if it costs a few bucks because it does a good job
>> at detecting attempts to make changes to the various start sections of
>> the registry.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> --
>> John Doue
>
>

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