Re: too many firewalls?
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Date: 11/30/04
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Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 03:49:24 GMT
The only reason for using a software firewall is to stop outgoing traffic.
A hardware firewall will only stops incoming traffic. If you still get a
Trojan in your computer or you click on an e-mail that has malicious code in
it, you can stop it with the software firewall from ever going out on the
internet. I do not use a software firewall...
"SteviE" <SteviE@nowherefast.NI> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 22:27:34 +0000, SteviE <SteviE@nowherefast.NI>
> wrote:
>
>>I have a dsl connection, with an 'always on' router running with NAT
>>enabled.
>>I have installed on my PCs Zonealarm, 2 free editions and one runs the
>>security suite.
>>I've lately been persuing the idea of a seperate firewall, rather than
>>a (software) firewall on the PCs I'm trying to protect.
>>To this end I've got myself an old P2 400 Mhz and stuck smoothwall on
>>it. Its not yet in the system, need a switch etc.
>>
>>Assuming I manage to get this firewall up and running, between my
>>switch within my LAN and my router is there any point in continuing to
>>run Zonealarm, other than for the virus protection?
>>I'm assuming that the smoothwall is better because its a direct
>>barrier in the connection.
>>Any thoughts on this appreciated.
>
>
> Sorry forgot to say I've checked with the shields up site,
> http://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?rh1dkyd2
> and all service ports up to 1055 are in stealth mode.
> When I shut down Zone alarm they remain in stealth mode.
> Is it worth keeping ZA to indicate, and consent, to new programs
> accessing the internet?
>
>
>
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