Re: Zonealarm and LinkSys DSL/Cable Router

From: Thrawn05 (thrawn05_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 02/09/04 

Date: Mon, 09 Feb 2004 21:29:34 GMT

It's not the P2P program I am concerned about (Because of the large amounts
of data we share, it was deemed the easiest way to work together), it's
sharing files between the two windows systems that I have a problem with. I
need to constantly shut off ZA to get the two computers to see each other.
Even if I set both computer's Ethernet cards as Trusted ZA won't let me drag
and drop files between the two. I have to shut it off. It doesn't seem to
tell which is from the computer and which is from the net. And this is a
pain since both computers are NOT in the same room and I'm tired of "opps, I
didn't turn off ZA, I have to go up stairs again".

I use the free version because as I far I can tell, nothing the pay versions
don't seem to have anything I would rush out to get.

If there is a software firewall that could tell which is from the computer
and which is a potential hack automatically please tell me.

"zenner" <zenner@pacbell.net> wrote in message
news:qORVb.23074$rj3.13170@newssvr25.news.prodigy.com...
> 1st, security and peer to Peer are mutually excluding.
>
> 2nd, since you chose to use P2P, you will need to configure ZA to allow
that
> application to act as a server, have access to the internet...in the pro
> version that is possible, I don't know what is allowed (configuration
wise)
> with the free version.
>
> 3, switch all your discs over to NTFS, if you haven't already, then be
very
> diligent about setting access to specific ID's and remove everyone,
> anonymous from anything you value.
>
> 4th, I am not a fan of P2P on thing that I rely on. If you insist, you may
> want to build a "sacrificial" system...then limit all Open access to that
> machine only, might even put it on a DMZ with separate subnet.
>
> Just another opinion.
>
> "Thrawn05" <thrawn05@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:hbQVb.21457$IF1.12436@nwrdny03.gnilink.net...
> : I'm sorry in advanced if this has been addressed already.
> :
> : I'm using a LinkSys BEFSR41 DSL/Cable Router (Wired) and both machines
are
> : WinXP Pro using standard ZoneAlarm. I frequently shares files/folders
and
> : printers between the two as well as private P2P programs over my DSL
line
> : with my co-workers. I need to know how to keep the ZA firewall up and
> keep
> : be able to share my files.
> :
> : I don't have the kind of money to get a hardware firewall router, but if
> : there is a another software firewall that can let me do this (NOT
Windows'
> : firewall) please let me know.
> :
> : Thrawn05
> :
> :
>
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