|
Posted by mcv on September 5, 2006, 2:42 pm
If you were Registered and logged in, you could reply and use other advanced thread options
Hi,
Skint student here so have to stick with the free firewall software.
Had a little look on google but every program is recommended in one way
or another.
I like using Zone alarm on both my computers, win 2k and xp pro.
As it tells me when something is trying to access the net, and it seems
pretty reliable to me.
So should I keep using it? Or remove it from my XP machine as it comes
with a built in firewall, but to me it does not look as good.
Any comments or suggestions would be great!
Thanks.
|
|
Posted by Sebastian Gottschalk on September 5, 2006, 4:06 pm
If you were Registered and logged in, you could reply and use other advanced thread options
mcv wrote:
> Had a little look on google but every program is recommended in one way
> or another.
> I like using Zone alarm on both my computers, win 2k and xp pro.
So if you're not using your computers in a productive way, why do you want
a firewall?
> As it tells me when something is trying to access the net, and it seems
> pretty reliable to me.
It isn't. I've seen numerous system running too fine with ZoneAlarm
installed, it should submit some more errors.
> So should I keep using it?
You should stop toying around if you're a student. There's no real purpose
for testing a network error simulation tool that is satirically advertised
as a security software.
> Or remove it from my XP machine
You can't.
> as it comes with a built in firewall, but to me it does not look as good.
Why?
|
|
Posted by Leythos on September 5, 2006, 4:14 pm
If you were Registered and logged in, you could reply and use other advanced thread options > mcv wrote:
>
> > Had a little look on google but every program is recommended in one way
> > or another.
> > I like using Zone alarm on both my computers, win 2k and xp pro.
>
> So if you're not using your computers in a productive way, why do you want
> a firewall?
Why are you always condescending to people when the come here asking
honest questions?
ZoneAlarm is at least as reliable as XP's built-in port blocker, and in
the right hands, it's more reliable.
> > As it tells me when something is trying to access the net, and it seems
> > pretty reliable to me.
>
> It isn't. I've seen numerous system running too fine with ZoneAlarm
> installed, it should submit some more errors.
Sure it is, many people use it every day without any faults, without any
compromise, without any problem, and the also learn about what is
reaching their node/pc if they want too.
> > So should I keep using it?
>
> You should stop toying around if you're a student. There's no real purpose
> for testing a network error simulation tool that is satirically advertised
> as a security software.
Strange, testing was not mentioned, in fact, you're being condescending
to the OP again.
> > Or remove it from my XP machine
>
> You can't.
Yes, he can remove Zone Alarm, but there appears to be no reason to
remove it.
> > as it comes with a built in firewall, but to me it does not look as good.
>
> Why?
Because it doesn't tell the OP anything about anything happening network
wise , because applications can punch holes in it without the user
knowing, because it doesn't report inbound/outbound traffic, because
it's build by Microsoft (at least distributed by them), etc...
--
spam999free@rrohio.com
remove 999 in order to email me
|
|
Posted by Wolfgang Kueter on September 5, 2006, 4:42 pm
If you were Registered and logged in, you could reply and use other advanced thread options
> Why are you always condescending to people when the come here asking
> honest questions?
Maybe he's young and needs the fun.
>
> ZoneAlarm is at least as reliable as XP's built-in port blocker, and in
> the right hands, it's more reliable.
>
>> > As it tells me when something is trying to access the net, and it seems
>> > pretty reliable to me.
>>
>> It isn't. I've seen numerous system running too fine with ZoneAlarm
>> installed, it should submit some more errors.
>
> Sure it is, [...]
ZA like all Personal-Firewalls is crap, has always been crap and will always
be crap. You know, Sebastian knows and I know.
EOD
Wolfgang
|
|
Posted by Leythos on September 5, 2006, 8:02 pm
If you were Registered and logged in, you could reply and use other advanced thread options > Leythos wrote:
>
>
> > Why are you always condescending to people when the come here asking
> > honest questions?
>
> Maybe he's young and needs the fun.
>
> >
> > ZoneAlarm is at least as reliable as XP's built-in port blocker, and in
> > the right hands, it's more reliable.
> >
> >> > As it tells me when something is trying to access the net, and it seems
> >> > pretty reliable to me.
> >>
> >> It isn't. I've seen numerous system running too fine with ZoneAlarm
> >> installed, it should submit some more errors.
> >
> > Sure it is, [...]
>
> ZA like all Personal-Firewalls is crap, has always been crap and will always
> be crap. You know, Sebastian knows and I know.
Yes, but it's still a LOT better than Windows XP Firewall.
--
spam999free@rrohio.com
remove 999 in order to email me
|
| Similar Threads | Posted | | Firewall newbie | April 8, 2005, 9:20 pm |
| cisco pix 501 firewall newbie | June 23, 2006, 1:46 pm |
| Newbie with Norton Personal Firewall - Help Please | July 31, 2004, 12:07 pm |
| newbie Q on DSL modem w/firewall appliance | January 15, 2005, 8:09 pm |
| Newbie: Configuring openbsd firewall | April 3, 2005, 7:01 pm |
| centos 5 firewall newbie question | June 5, 2009, 11:25 am |
| Newbie firewall control panel question | February 25, 2005, 8:25 am |
| [Newbie alert!] Is the Linksys BEFSX41 hardware Firewall/router a "real" firewall? | March 25, 2005, 11:12 am |
| Re: newbie - recommended tutorial on setting up simple openBSD firewall | October 7, 2006, 5:57 pm |
| INTO FREE COMPUTER GEAR? FREE SAMSUNG 17" LCD Monitor NO TRICKS-NO SCAM-NO PURCHASE! | February 22, 2005, 1:53 pm |
|
|
Yahoo! 
Google 
Windows Live 
del.icio.us 
digg 
Netscape 
XML site map