xp firewall

The others all give great topics. Just make sure u do not
run 2 firewalls(windows and say zonealarm) or they could
interfere with each other.

-----Original Message-----
hi i know this may sound totally thick but i have just
bought a new computer on my old one i was running win 98
and had installed a firewall zonealarm. i have now got
win xp and activated its firewall. am i safe not to
install another or is the built in one enough?
.

I run Sygate with the built in XP firewall. I had no choice, when I
disabled the XP firewall I keep on getting hack attempts targeting
svchost. Sygate blocked them and I configured it to block the traffic
from the offending IP for 10 hours. It was just very annoying having
that flashing Sygate icon constantly going so I put the XP firewall up
as well. The only problem is that my system seems a little slower. I'm
talking about dozens of attacks a day all from Verizon IP. I use
Verizon and contacted their security and told them of this but it
didn't seem to help. I like Sygate because it lets me identify the
intruders IP.

On Sun, 14 Mar 2004 07:05:13 -0800,
wrote:

The others all give great topics. Just make sure u do not
run 2 firewalls(windows and say zonealarm) or they could
interfere with each other.

-----Original Message-----
hi i know this may sound totally thick but i have just
bought a new computer on my old one i was running win 98
and had installed a firewall zonealarm. i have now got
win xp and activated its firewall. am i safe not to
install another or is the built in one enough?
.


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Gen
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and my rights end where your rights begin.

Greetings --

No, you shouldn't run both firewalls. Running two or more
software firewalls simultaneously is unnecessary and can sometimes
cause conflicts, possibly negating the protection of both. In any
event, having two firewalls running simultaneously is most certainly
an unnecessary drain on system resources.


Bruce Chambers

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"JanM" wrote in message
...
Hi folks,
this question could of been asked before, so forgive me for asking
again... )

If I have a third party firewall (free version), should I still
enable the XP firewall?
Thanks in advance for any advice.

There is no benefit of using two different firewalls.
Conflicts and error messages could occur. If using
a third-party firewall, disable XP's firewall.

HOW TO: Enable or Disable Internet Connection Firewall in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default...&Product=winxp

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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"JanM" wrote in message:
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| Hi folks,
| this question could of been asked before, so forgive me for asking again... )
|
| If I have a third party firewall (free version), should I still enable the XP firewall?
| Thanks in advance for any advice.
|