Re: bring system down

From: Marc Smith (Marc@16949.com)
Date: 05/28/02


From: Marc Smith <Marc@16949.com>
Date: Mon, 27 May 2002 19:03:04 -0400

I'm trying out Tiny Personal Firewall. Zone Alarm Pro screwed everything to
heck. I'm running Apache on Windoz 2000 Pro and Tiny Personal Firewall has
been working fine since setting it up.

On 5/26/02 6:09 PM in article
Z8dI8.2384$qm3.104944@news8-gui.server.ntli.net, Kev at
k_p_martin@ntlworld.com wrote :

> Get a smoothie
>
>
> www.smoothwall.org
>
>
> K
> "Kev" <k_p_martin@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
> news:85xH8.2523$pf3.520412@news11-gui.server.ntli.net...
>> Of course it is
>>
>>
>> K
>>
>> "Server666" <Server_666NOSPAM@cable.com> wrote in message
>> news:aclou4$aun$1@reader06.wxs.nl...
>>> Is it possible that someone can bring your system "down"over the
> internet?
>>> I am working with Zone Alarm (free downloadable version) and yesterday i
>>> noticed a portscan. After that i "pinged"/tracert" this computer several
>>> times and a few minutes later went down (for the first time, since i am
>>> online with adsl basic). I am working with OS: Windows XP Pro.
>>>
>>> My provider gives us a fixed i.p./number.
>>>
>>> By the way, i am not a guy that is portscanning other people, it donīt
>> like
>>> these things....
>>>
>>> Which firewall software is better than ZA at the moment..



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