Re: SP2 Firewall turned off by default

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From: Sooner Al (SoonerAl_at_somewhere.net.invalid)
Date: 08/31/04 

Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 12:18:42 -0500

I would not even use the SP2 Windows Firewall if your satisfied with ZA.

Here is guidance from Microsoft on this issue...

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/firewall.mspx

Q. Should I use a non-Microsoft personal firewall instead of the built-in Internet Connection
Firewall?

A. If you already have a non-Microsoft firewall on your computer, you should continue to use it. If
you do not have a firewall, then you have a choice. If you want a simple firewall that is very easy
to configure, then you should use the Windows XP Internet Connection Firewall. If you want more
advanced control over the traffic that passes through your computer and you also want to block
outgoing traffic (that is the traffic from your computer out to the Internet) then choose a personal
firewall from another company. 

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"John" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:390d01c48f7c$da7824c0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>
>>
>>Have you looked in
>>Start>Control Panel>Windows firewall
>>and turn firewall on from there?
>>
>
> When I go through that, the firewall is set to "off". I
> switched it to "on", and did a test restart. I went back
> through the control panel, and the button is set back
> to "off". I turned off Zone Alarm's "load at startup"
> setting, restarted again, then checked the Windows
> firewall settings through the control panel, and the
> Windows firewall was "on". It looks like the Zone Alarm
> and Windows firewalls are not getting along. Any way I can
> still run both and avoid a conflict? Is it even worth
> running both? Thanks so much for your help so far
>
> -John
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