Re: Dial Up Networking window popping up problem.

From: Adrian Pavone (a.pavone_at_optusnet.com.au)
Date: 01/15/05 

Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2005 12:38:13 +0800

<Rubicon> wrote in message news:41e97e14.1377218@news.netaccess.co.nz...
> Adrian,
>
> I have both Zone Alarm Free and Sygate Free and you're right about the
> Zone Alarm program control being easy to use

Yep, Zone Alarm is easy to use (unless you have a network with dynamic IP
addresses ;). Don't worry), but as anyone who knows anything about security
will tell you, if it is simple, it is compromising security (the good old
convenience/security trade-off).

In ZoneAlarms case, it is convenient (and can be lacking in security) if you
just install it and use all the defaults. However, it also has more then
enough options for advanced users to make it reasonably secure for a third
party system. If you aren't happy with the security of it once looking at
all the options, try hiring a comp sec pro to create you a specific firewall
for your system (I know you never said it was bad Rubi, that is my advice
for if anyone is going to tell me ZAP is bad).

Also Zonealarm free does not let you customise any where near as manys
security options I have found, and keeps a lot of stuff hidden (which it
doesn't do anywhere near as much in Pro)..

>
> The folder is Dial Up Networking with a Make New Connection icon
> inside and yes you're right again, the window is Dial-up Connection.
>
> Cheers.

No problem. I just thought I would correct if anyone was having trouble
reproducing the effects or finding a source, not to be correct or noble in
my own right (It actually made me feel really uneasy to see you say twice in
a message that I was right :). It is just me I guess, I feel really uneasy
when appreciated.)

Adrian

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