Re: Firewalls and Wireless Routers

From: JW (JustPostYourReply_at_ToThisNewsgroup.pls)
Date: 12/30/04 

Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 21:36:36 GMT

ZoneAlarm is way better. When you run the LeakTest program from www.grc.com
and read the Help file, you will see some unflattering remarks about
Norton's firewall. Also, in PC World's tests/evaluations of firewalls,
anti-virus and anti-spyware programs, PC World experts recommended 2
firewalls. Norton was Not one of them. The PC World article has an
excellent overview and some revealing details of specific problems with
Norton and McAfee products. You can find it at
http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,115939,pg,1,00.asp

"NoWaySpammers" <davecrispy@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:%23r4nQTr7EHA.2156@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
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
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> 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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