Re: Firewall Confusion
From: NeoSadist (neosad1st_at_charter.net)
Date: 02/28/04
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Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 22:32:50 -0700
Steve Gibbs wrote:
> I'm hoping that you could give some guidance on my firewall setup.
>
> I'm running a Dynalink RTA300 Router/Modem. It has a firewall, which I
> can switch on and configure as necessary.
> My computer has Zonealarm running.
> I'm also running XP, which has the option of the ICF firewall.
Ok, way too many firewalls already. First off, use only one firewall on the
windows box itself, so either use ICF and uninstall ZA, or use ZA and shut
off ICF. That's my opinion so far.
>
> My primary requirement is to be protected from the outside world, so my
> question is:
> 1. Does the RTA300 protect me because its a router, or should I turn on
> the firewall that comes with it?
Never hurts to have an extra layer of security, if that's what you want.
>
> My secondary requirement is to be protected from applications that sneakly
> connect to the Internet.
That's best done on the windows box, and ZA is quite good at it.
> 2. Will the Windows XP firewall do this for me or should I be running
> Zonealarm or in fact the Dyanlink firewall?
WinXP ICF is, in my opinion, a very basic firewall. It has no specific
program blocking/filtering like ZA does, as far as I know.
>
> When I run Zonealarm, I never get bothered by incoming requests, so I
> presume that the answer to question 1 is 'Yes'.
Probably, but the only way to know is to use a packet sniffer like ethereal
or something to listen in.
>
> Many thanks for you assistance.
-- Human beings were created by water to transport it uphill.
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