Re: disabling zonealarm??

From: Jeff Lord (jefflord_at_adelphia.net)
Date: 10/23/04


Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2004 11:56:29 -0400

Leythos wrote:
> In article <4179737d$1_3@mk-nntp-1.news.uk.worldonline.com>,
> entryname@lineone.net says...
>
>>Hi gang.... silly question on behalf of someone else... how do you
>>disable zonealarm temporarily, to allow VNC?
>
>
> Bad move - if you have to ask the question, like this, then you really
> need to get them some form of router if they have DSL/Cable. With the
> router you can forward port 60000 to the PC and then setup VNC to
> monitor 60000 - this will keep typical VNC pollers from finding it.
>
> If you disable ZA to allow VNC, then, during that same time, the entire
> world will be able to "reach" the same computer.
>
Or, if the person knows that address of the incoming connection, you can
add it to the trusted zone list.

Jeff



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