Re: Zone Alarm Disconnects Router from Internet

From: Duane Arnold (notme_at_notme.com)
Date: 11/22/05 

Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 20:18:40 GMT

Jock <real_class_a2003@yahoo.fr> wrote in
news:3or6o197pr2qeoi32hsk9vmeci4jai7vq7@4ax.com:

> On Mon, 21 Nov 2005 21:01:53 GMT, Duane Arnold <notme@notme.com>
> wrote:
>
>>Jock <real_class_a2003@yahoo.fr> wrote in
>>news:kv64o1ddlh8l90uotgidb5vc9iobb6br21@4ax.com:
>>> It's just that I cannot re-initialise/restart the router while ZA
>>> is running. Therefore ZA is the problem!
>>>
>>> Some time ago, when I was using the free version of ZA, and I WANTED
>>> to disconnect, I couldn't reconnect from within ZA and couldn't
>>> restart the router. As I understand it you ought to be able to
>>> connect and disconnect from within ZA without having to reboot
>>> the computer, reinstall XP or remortgage your house!
>>>
>>
>>ZA is not part of the router's software that makes the router work is
>>it?
>
> No, no, the router does not have a built-in firewall if that's
> what you mean.

The router doesn't have a FW period. It may have SPI at best and some
other FW like features.

>
>>If ZA is not part of the router's software and ZA is running on the
>>computer with the Windows O/S then how is the problem you're having be
>>related? ZA has nothing to do with the operations of the router just
>>like the Windows O/S has nothing to do with the control or operations
>>of the router. The router has its own software that makes it operate
>>and it's independent of whatever ZA is doing.
>
> I would agree with that, but the fact remains that the router cannot
> be restarted with ZA running!

You got some kind of problem and I don't know what it is. BTW, I don't
consider ZA FW software. It's machine level protection at best that
protects a machine services and Internet applications when the machine
has a direct connection to the Internet.

If ZA is in the way, the switch to IPsec that's on the machine that can
stop inbound or outbound by port, protocol or IP to supplement the NAT
router. IPsec won't get in the way.

http://www.petri.co.il/block_ping_traffic_with_ipsec.htm
http://www.analogx.com/contents/articles/ipsec.htm
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/813878

Duane :)

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