[access-uk] Re: Firewall

  • From: "Peter Beasley" <pjbeasley@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2004 14:43:58 +0100

jBarry, what problems are you experiencing with Sygate?  I have heard from
people who know more about these things than I do that a third party
firewall is preferable to the windows one.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Barry" <bbinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2004 2:34 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Firewall


> I've got to say, the Windows one, before I disabled it, kicked in quicker
than Sygate and was more user friendly than Sygate.
> Barry H
>
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Justin R
>   To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>   Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2004 9:45 AM
>   Subject: [access-uk] Re: Firewall
>
>
>   Yep, I'd be interested to know that two Barry.  When I go over to sP2 it
>   would be interesting on thoughts of others whether using the windows
>   firewall in sp2 would be better than using a third party firewall.  I'd
like
>   to get rid of zone alarm myself as, I don't really like it. I don't like
>   it's reliance of graphics and an extended layout.  the control centre is
not
>   very compact.
>
>   Justin
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: "Barry" <bbinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>   To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>   Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2004 8:43 AM
>   Subject: [access-uk] Firewall
>
>
>   > Hi all
>   > Which is the more advisable to use - Sygate or the one that comes with
>   sp2?  My thinking is that Windows is going to be a target for hackers
more
>   than Sygate.  This is double edged as it means that Windows should know
>   about any potential threats before Sygate but, in the time it takes to
write
>   an update to get around a hack, the targeted Windows firewall will be
>   venerable.
>   >
>   > Barry H
>   >
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