Re: software firewall necessary?

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From: Steve T (stumas_at_NOBINGOcharter.net)
Date: 01/26/05 

Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 18:02:01 -0800

I accidentally found ZA on the Host PC was set on Firewall>Zone>Internet
while the Client PC was set on Firewall>Zone>Trusted. I set both on Trusted
and now the network is visible from both PC's. I don't know if this correct
or if it they should both be set to Internet. Thanks for the input Carey. I
was about to remove ZA and start from scratch as per your tutorial. Steve T
"Carey Holzman" <carey@careyholzman.com> wrote in message
news:urelXOzAFHA.3820@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Depends who you ask. Some people are more paranoid than others. Your
> router is a firewall, and negates the necessity for any other firewall.
> Some people like to know what is being sent OUT from their PCs, and Zone
> Alarm is good for that. Of course, if you're not a technical person then
> you may not understand how to answer the questions ZoneAlarm asks and end
> up, like many others, locking yourself out of your own PC.
>
> Carey
>
> "Steve T" <stumas@NOBINGOcharter.net> wrote in message
> news:uKh9plxAFHA.3592@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>>I have a D-Link wired router in my home network. Do I still need something
>>like ZoneAlarm firewall running? My ZoneAlarm Pro does not allow my
>>network to be recognized until I disable it(ZA). I've gone to
>>www.donhoover.net and configured ZA as per instructions to no avail. Do I
>>really need it? Thanks for any info, Steve T.
>>
>
>

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