Two Firewalls Which One Is Better?
Feb 7, 2005What are the known issues about using two firewalls? I have Zone Alarm as
well as the Windows firewall. Is it unnecessary or, in other words, should I
completely trust the Windows firewall?
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What's Point Of Firewalls?
May 3, 2006I was just reading an old CNet subscriber letter about using wireless internet in hotels. Lots of people were talking about different ways to prevent your data being stolen, including an "evil twin". Well, a few people mentioned using firewalls. I used to use one a while ago (ZoneAlarm) and liked the way it worked, however, here's my question, how exactly does it protect the data that you SEND.I can understand that it would be protecting your computer from people who try to get onto your own computer, but I thought of it as somewhat like a brick wall, keeping those that you wanted out of your computer on the other side of the brick wall.Do firewalls protect the data that you send also? I was thinking of it being like (another goofy analogy, haha) lining a garden hose with steel tubing, so that way no one can come over and puncture the hose and steal your water from the hole. Can firewalls protect outgoing data, and not just incoming data and protect against incoming threats and attacks on your computer?
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Oct 21, 2008a firend of theirs said let me make your machine run faster . and made some changes to it . then after the net stopped working . they ahve a wireless modem / the usb kind .i bring it home to clean it up and get it working , wel that didnt go far until i found that the windows firewall wont start .ics problem ..
and there isnt any net , when i plug a cable from my modem to the laptop . it just searches for an ip , but never gets one .wheni start the USB wireless net receiver i get and ip address and all the rest but at the top where it says .connection specific dns suffix . that is blank but everything else is there all the ip and the rest .
Firewalls Slow Delay At Start Up - Zone Alarm
Feb 26, 2006I have Dell Demension XP 2pack, Home addition and I have been reading all kinds of posts about firewalls slow delay at startup. And main one I see is telling me that Zone Alarm is active before see the icon on tray but I am concern it not so--if my icon not there, Microsoft puts out a ''flag'' stating ''that my computor could be in danger as I do not have a firewall'' I am uptodate on firewall, I have minamal activity at start up, there is no virus or spyware but am I missing something here because the delay is anywhere 1-2 minutes?
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