Re: Firewall for Windows XP + 98 + broadband

liz_davidson_nz@xxxxxxxxxxx skrev:
We recently purchased a new Windows XP PC for home use but kept the old
Windows 98 which is perfectly good enough for the kids to use for
homework, etc.

I previously ran NIS 2004 on the old 98 PC for dialup internet access
but it slowed it down significantly, my subscription runs out in July &
it is no longer supported, so I have de-installed it. I am not
currently using this PC for internet access at all.

I am still running dialup on the new XP and have been using only the
Windows XP firewall so far. I am about to upgrade to broadband and am
getting a modem/router so I can share the connection with the old PC as
well. I am getting a Dynalink modem/router which has a built-in
firewall. I also have AVG anti-virus on this PC.

Is the combination of the Windows XP firewall & the built-in
modem/router firewall going to be sufficient? Or should I install an
additional firewall product eg Zone Alarm. What about the old 98 PC?
There don't seem to be many firewalls around which support Windows 98
(it is original 98, not 98SE), though I did previously run Zone Alarm
on this machine (I think 4.5 or 5.5) before I bought NIS 2004.

Thanks for any advice

Liz D


Hi Liz D :-)

In those days I used ATGuard which was a perfect firewall for Win98 :-)

My regards
Søren
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