-=PCTechTalk=- Re: More Firewall

  Hi, Eric,
Thanks for your two postings.  Much appreciated and they give me a good 
guide as to what I should do.  I have had a crash or two recently - 
slightly more than average, I suppose.  I must completely uninstall all 
traces of ZA and Outpost then keep an eye on things.

Perhaps I should have removed my reference to 'ZA' above, and 
substituted ZoneAlarm!!! :-)
Best wishes

Rick


Eric Skeen wrote:

>Forgot to mention... Winamp has a setting whereby you can allow or refuse
>it to connect to the Internet. It does this for various reasons... checking
>for newer updates, calling upon the CDDB database whenever a CD is loaded,
>and in the latest version 3 the browser supplies you with artist and/or
>song info. Winamp themselves also ask if you mind if they use your Winamp
>player habits for research purposes, and again it's your choice to reply
>yes or no.
>
>
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>-----Original Message-----
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>[mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Eric Skeen
>Sent: 29 September 2002 12:11 PM
>To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: More Firewall
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>
>
>Hi Rick,
>
>Sorry about the name mix-up,,, it was late and I went straight to bed after
>that last post. Seemed I needed my sleep.
>
>Your settings seem fine, I don't use ME so I can't answer that one. I
>normally block everything at first if I don't know what it does, and if I
>see an application not working then only will I allow it.
>
>Sygate 5 is available for free download and it is fairly impressive.
>
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of DH (Rick) Holmes
>Sent: 29 September 2002 05:55 AM
>To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: More Firewall
>
>
>
>Eric...it's Rick, not that it matters.  Thank you for your directions.
>   I must have a different version to you because,  in
>Tools/Applications/Advanced there is a box, (already checked) with
>'Allow ICMP traffic'.  Because of this I presume that no specific rule
>is needed.  Please confirm.
>
>What I have now is:- ( With my comments in brackets)
>
>DialUp Networking App  ...........Allow      This I think is how ir
>should be.
>Distributed COM services..........Ask        Could I block this?
>Microsoft AutoUpdate.................Ask         I usually deny this but
>occasionally say OK.
>Netscp.exe.................................Allow       OK I should thionk
>Sky Media 200D..........................Allow        Yes, needed
>SDP Service on Windows Millenium.......Ask       Don't know.
>W32Kernel core component..........Block               Should be OK??
>because ICMP is enabled
>WinAmp3............................. Ask                 I can't see
>that this is needed now.  Should I block it?
>
>If you don't mind just letting me know if the options chosen above are
>right, I would be much obliged, thanks.
>
>
>Kind regards
>
>Rick
>
>
>Eric Skeen wrote:
>
>  
>
>>Dick,
>>
>>This is what the FAQ at Sygate has to say about Win32kernel:
>>
>>---
>>
>>Operating systems:
>>All supported operating systems.
>>
>>Details:
>>As a rule, if you are unsure about any application you should not allow it
>>to access the Internet. Only the applications that you specifically know
>>what they are should be allowed. Under most cases blocking the windows
>>kernel should not create a problem. However, in some rare instances
>>    
>>
>certain
>  
>
>>Internet Service Providers (ISP) will send you an ICMP message to verify
>>that you are online and blocking this may cause them to turn off the
>>service. If this happens, simply enable ICMP using the Advanced Rule
>>editor.
>>
>>
>>To do this open Sygate® Personal Firewall and click on the Tools menu and
>>then on Advanced Rules. You may have to click OK on a warning message
>>before entering the Advanced Rule Editor.
>>Once you are in the Advanced Rule Editor click Add, this will cause a new
>>rule to come up. Give the new rule a name, such as "Allow ICMP", and click
>>on Allow this traffic option.
>>Then click on the Ports and Protocols tab and select the ICMP option.
>>Enable Echo Reply - 0 and Echo Request - 8.
>>Then click OK to add in that rule, and then click OK to exit the Advanced
>>Rule Editor.
>>
>>    
>>
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