Re: 2/better than one?

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Date: 05/29/02 

Date: Wed, 29 May 2002 11:52:18 +0200

siljaline wrote:
> It was recommended to me and I have installed an am running
> trouble-free, Tiny Personal Firewall 2.0.15 and Zone Alarm 2.6.362
Tiny will do it fine..

> IMO, ZA as a stand-alone firewall does not offer sufficient protection
> for someone (like myself) on broadband, I had not run TPF as a
> stand-alone but based on the significantly fewer alerts I'm seeing on
> ZA, I'm assuming that TPF is getting what ZA is missing.
You're wrong.

> Some may contest what I have just stated but for the type of use I
> require in a firewall, I recommend running these two in tandem.
You have the misconception that the quality of a firewall/packet filter
is proportional to the number of alarms it rings. Actually it's not like
that, it depends on your own configuration whether the software rings
the bell. Installing two systems which hook into your protocoll stack
can even break your system. You're lucky if your system works, but there
is absolutely no additional security.

I'd recommend to uninstall ZA and keep Tiny. Your decision however...

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