[triadtechtalk] Re: Firewall question
- From: Armando Barreiro <avbsantos@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: triadtechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2005 05:47:01 -0500 (EST)
IMO, less of a ZoneAlarm is better. Although ZA has grown in its efforts to
block not only ports, but also viruses, malware, spyware, bots, hackers and the
kitchen sink if need be, I find that it's older version is more manageable and
just as robust. Read as "less bloated".
A firewall is a firewall and perhaps the best one you can use comes in a $20
router, however, a software firewall such as ZA is best when its less. I use
its version 2.6 for any flavor of windoze except 95. For that you need version
2.1.
ZA 2.6 gives you access to everything that is happening, incoming or outgoing,
with a click of the mouse, and what's best about it is that it's free. I'm sure
that after you've read the definitions of all the various transmission
protocols you'll be more learned but not any wiser as to what to tell your
present version to use. It's all Greek, still.
Get v. 2.6 here and you'll be happier. No program or utility should ever need
server rights, unless you happen to use your PC as a server:
http://www.oldversion.com/program.php?n=zalarm
Be sure you properly and thoroughly uninstall any other version before you
install another one.
Let other utilities handle the spyware and antivirus protection..., or buy a 20
dollar router and never again be troubled by issues of incoming and outgoing
packages and firewalls. If you want protection from hackers, you'd do much
better with a router. That will cause the router to appear to the bad guys on
the internet as being your only computer, and will hide your computer(s)
including their IP addresses from even your ISP. There is no setup. Plug and
play.
That's my .02 cents' worth.
Armando
-----Original Message-----
>From: Degilbo <degilbo@xxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Dec 18, 2005 12:06 AM
>To: triadtechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [triadtechtalk] Re: Firewall question
>
>Richard, you can find a description of every Port on this page of the GRC site:
>http://www.grc.com/port_0.htm
>Just enter a Port number and/or click on the arrows.
>
>Definitions of port abbreviations:
>TCP - http://tinyurl.com/96fjc
>UDP - http://tinyurl.com/9l2xt
>ICMP - http://tinyurl.com/8ubmm
>IGMP - http://tinyurl.com/9bv46
>
>Degilbo
>
>On 12/18/05, Richard Matthew <modelworker@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi folks
>>
>>
>>
>> Got a question for you. I download music from several different bit torrent
>> sites (all legal stuff) and one of them lists all the active
>> seeders/leechers. After changing to a new client for downloading I've
>> noticed on that site that it says I am firewalled behind port 28794. This is
>> the port the client uses. I have no problem downloading/uploading, and I
>> have given the client permission to act as a server, but this bothers me a
>> bit. I'm using the latest (and nowadays rather troublesome) Zone Alarm Pro.
>> I don't know if I'm blocking incoming or outgoing traffic. I have looked up
>> permissions for adding ports on the ZA help files, but I don't know what
>> kind of port we're talking about, and if I should be specifying in and/or
>> outgoing traffic. I have a cable connection. The options on ZA are UDP,
>> ICMP, IGMP, and TCP ports. All Greek to me.
>>
>>
>>
>> Anybody have any ideas what I should do?
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanx,
>>
>> Richard
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