ML, The explanations that the firewall maker's use are written by engineers, many of whom do not spend much time with others. They only know how to speak geek, so naturally their descriptions are going to be confusing to many. Send in the question it's asking and we'll help you decide how to handle it. The more questions you ask about, the more you'll understand how to handle them. Eventually, you'll become one of those gurus. :O) As a simple rule, deny once anything you're not sure about. If it makes it so something you need doesn't work, then ask about it. If you just want to understand what you just denied, you should also ask about it. Questions promote understanding, but they only work if you share them. lol Peace, GMan "The only dumb questions are the ones that are never asked!" ----- Original Message ----- From: "=*^*=ML=*^*=" <my2punkin@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, March 16, 2007 9:37 AM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: firewall > But YOU understand all that stuff that Internet Security systems do or ask > to do...I haven't a clue..I only know simple stuff. 9/10 of the time when > I had a security system it would ask me stuff I had no idea about. I > couldn't choose yes or no not knowing what I was dealing with...these > packages get SO confusing. The creator of same may know what is going on > but how many people are NOT gurus and just get confused because this file > or that means nothing? > I have tried looking things up and the explanations most of the time are > no help at all.. so now what? > ml -- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To unsubscribe or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/