Firewalls

[Ken]

I have just installed a linksys router. Prior to this purchase I have been
running Zone Alarm. My question is, do I need to be running both of these
firewalls at the same time?

Thanks

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Even good hardware firewalls (and NAT-capable routers) do nothing
to protect the user from him/herself. Again -- and I _cannot_
emphasize this enough -- almost all spyware and many Trojans and worms
are downloaded and installed deliberately (albeit unknowingly) by the
user. So a software firewall, such as Sygate or ZoneAlarm, that can
detect and warn the user of unauthorized out-going traffic is an
important element of protecting one's privacy and security. Most
antivirus applications do not scan for or protect you from
adware/spyware, because, after all, you've installed them yourself, so
you must want them there, right?

I use both a router with NAT and Sygate Personal Firewall, even
though I generally know better than to install scumware. When it
comes to computer security and protecting my privacy, I prefer the old
"belt and suspenders" approach.


Bruce Chambers
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"Ken" <jeepdakota(NO > wrote in message
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>I have just installed a linksys router. Prior to this purchase I have
>been
> running Zone Alarm. My question is, do I need to be running both of
> these
> firewalls at the same time?
>
> Thanks
>
>
>