Re: Software firewall necessary?

I just went through a complete fiasco deleting MS AntiSpyware and my file
sharing capabilities got corrupted. I can only share in one direction. AND I
cannot stop ZA from booting up ,using msconfig; so that I can go through my
network settings with ZA completely out of the loop. That's what prompted
the question. If all fails, I can always uninstall ZA, reset my network and
then re-install ZA. Thanks for the response, Steve T.
"Chuck" <none@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:5pe6c158uhf3ud3vu4hmc592k2fcm0rsmc@xxxxxxxxxx
> On Wed, 29 Jun 2005 17:18:32 -0700, "Steve T" <stumas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>>I have a 2 PC wired home network using a D-Link router. Both PC's are XP
>>Home with SP-2. Do I need a firewall such as ZoneAlarm? I have ZA Pro but
>>have noticed that quite a few network problems, posted in this NG; involve
>>a
>>solution to disable or remove software firewalls first. Just would like to
>>see a Pro and Con on the subject. I am contemplating removing my ZA.
>>Thanks,
>>Steve T.
>
> Steve,
>
> A personal firewall is just one more thing to give you a problem, when you
> try
> to get file sharing working. That said, a personal firewall will cover
> your @ss
> if one of the computers gets infected, and attacks the other. No joke.
>
> Use a personal firewall on each computer. No question.
> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/please-protect-yourself-layer-your.html>
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Chuck
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
> Paranoia is not a problem - it's a normal response from experience.
> My email is AT DOT
> actual address pchuck sonic net.


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