Re: Two Firewalls...

From: NeoSadist (neosad1st_at_charter.net)
Date: 12/26/03 

Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2003 20:19:53 -0700

nicholaihel wrote:

> Hi. I've been using the free ZoneAlarm Firewall for a while. I just
> got broadband which included one free year of McAfee Personal
> Firewall. Is there likely to be a conflict with the two running
> simultaneously? McAfee looks like it might be a bit more
> comprehensive, but I've grown accustomed to ZA. Any recommendations?
>
> Silas

In my opinion, don't use two firewalls. Use the best of the two, which is
still zone alarm (according to PC Magazine, NIS and ZA are the best, and
usually tie for first place). Just because you get a free year of mcafee
doesn't mean it's the best, although it's nice for your ISP to offer a year
of free firewall to their users. Also, btw, if you're good with a certain
firewall, you'll probably be more happy if you continue to use it, and if
you know advanced stuff about it you can make it more secure than all the
others.
So, in my opinion, I recommend staying with what you have. 

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