RE: firewall ?
- From: "Chip Orange" <Corange@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 17:01:52 -0400
You do need a software one John to catch trosians or other spiware
trying to make an outbound connection. Your hardware firewall doesn't
alert you to this, while the software ones do, and then they ask you
whether to allow it or not.
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> [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John Miller
> Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 4:40 PM
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> Subject: Re: firewall ?
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> The XP SP2 firewall is more of an annoyance to the programs=20
> you want to use, rather then a program to prevent what you=20
> want to prevent I've found, a hardware firewall is the best=20
> way to go, if you want a software one, you don't really need=20
> it if you have a hardware firewall but if you want one, it's=20
> not a bad idea, especially on a laptop that you take with=20
> you, I have a firewall on my laptop, I don't have a software=20
> one on my desktop,t he one in my router takes care of that,=20
> but I'm not saying it's a bad idea to have one. I've had=20
> zonealarm in the past and the main reason I don't have a=20
> firewall on my computer now is because that's not as=20
> accessible, the free version anyway, as it once was and I=20
> haven't bothered to look in to, download, and learn another one.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chip Orange" <Corange@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 3:08 PM
> Subject: RE: firewall ?
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> > Yes; to be more specific, the one in xp sp2 does not alert you to=20
> > programs on your pc which make outbound connections (such=20
> as spiware).
> > There are those who understand firewalls better than I do=20
> who also are=20
> > not happy with some of the inbound protection (or lack=20
> there of) that=20
> > the xp sp2 firewall offers as well.
> >
> > Ideally, you would want both a hardware firewall (such as one built=20
> > into a router) and a software firewall (such as the seagate one you
> > mentioned) for best coverage and protection.
> >
> > There's a news group devoted to just firewalls if you're really=20
> > interested in researching the topic; as for how this=20
> relates to jaws,=20
> > I can report that I tested the Mcafee firewall and the free=20
> Zone Alarm=20
> > firewall and had problems using both of them with jaws.
> >
> > Hth,
> >
> > Chip
> >
> > =3D20
> >
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> >> [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Byron Stephens
> >> Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 2:31 PM
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> >> Subject: Re: firewall ?
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> >> A third party firewall such as sygate is much more=20
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> >>the built in one supplied with xp.
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