Re: networking with zonealarm

From: Steve Winograd [MVP] (winograd_at_pobox.com)
Date: 04/11/04 

Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2004 03:35:54 -0600

In article <1ae8101c41f30$b4a06bc0$a501280a@phx.gbl>, "Bob"
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>I have been having trouble getting my network set up
>between my 2 computers. I have a wirless router and a
>desktop and laptop connected to it. When I disable
>Zonealarm, the computers communicate, but with Zonealarm
>running, they won't network. My question is this--do I
>even need Zonealarm? Is the firewall in the router all I
>need? I was advised to disable the firewall in my XP
>internet connections.
>Bob

Your router acts as a firewall, blocking undesired incoming traffic to
your computers from other Internet users. You don't need a firewall
program for incoming protection.

However, the router can't prevent undesired outgoing traffic from your
computer to the Internet, which can happen if your computer is
infected with a virus, worm, Trojan horse, etc. If that type of
protection is important to you, use a firewall, like ZoneAlarm, that
can block it.

If you keep ZoneAlarm, put your local area network into the Trusted
zone, not the Internet zone. 

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