I use ZoneAlarm as well and have never had a problem with it and I think its a good choice. For a single system desktop firewall zone alarm is perfectly fine.
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I use ZoneAlarm as well and have never had a problem with it and I think its a good choice. For a single system desktop firewall zone alarm is perfectly fine.
Zone Alarm works fine for me. I notice on my laptop though sometimes I have to shut down Zone Alarm to access or find other computers on a LAN. That is about the only problem I have with it.
Myself, Spyder X and Instronics were discussing this earlier today,
Check out this thread..
http://www.antionline.com/showthread...083#post615083
Pay particular attention to Instronics post.
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VicE$DoS$
heh for beginners its good choice but ... ZA have some bugs ( I mean old versions )
-67 port is everytime open! but as I said its good choice ! try sygate too!
I am using ZoneAlarm and I really like it I've never had a problem. It's also pretty easy to use they even provide a tutrial if you really want to know how it works. Its easy to turn off if you want and back on. It also notifies you of the people trying to get into your computer and tells you, then kicks em out. I recommend it because it's free and it works pretty well.
i think that using a firewall is not a very good ideea. this is because from what i know, a firewall is meant to protect you against a DoS attack. But there are some problems which i meet until know:
1. when some one is flooding you, the firewall will close the port wich is attacked (139 on Windows)
2. the firewall eats a lot of resources
3. the firewall may block information that you need fron the internet
a side bar- time warner computer guru man came to my house to do some maintenance on t-w hi speed on line connection -- he preached against firewalls (at home) and said time warner cable inc was protecting me with their company firewall ..... and i should not need any extra ones... my advice would be if you hear this speech.. .. ignore it .
So instead you feel comfortable with haveing your ports open for whatever and whoever?Quote:
i think that using a firewall is not a very good ideea. this is because from what i know, a firewall is meant to protect you against a DoS attack. But there are some problems which i meet until know:
1. when some one is flooding you, the firewall will close the port wich is attacked (139 on Windows)
2. the firewall eats a lot of resources
3. the firewall may block information that you need fron the internet
A firewall is meant to protect your ports. And to keep applications not allowed to use your network from using it, among other things.
1.: That is a good thing right? not all floods is on port 139 though.
2.: Sygate doesn't use that much resources.
3.: The user has the ability to configure what to block and what not too block.
Maybe I didnt understand your post, but to post that you shouldnt use a firewall on a forum mainly targeted toward security... I dont know man...
A firewall is not strictly for preventing a DoS attack. The firewall is there to control or restrict into or out of your network on any and all ports- not just 139.Quote:
Originally posted here by Mahdi
i think that using a firewall is not a very good ideea. this is because from what i know, a firewall is meant to protect you against a DoS attack. But there are some problems which i meet until know:
1. when some one is flooding you, the firewall will close the port wich is attacked (139 on Windows)
2. the firewall eats a lot of resources
3. the firewall may block information that you need fron the internet
It is important to note the into or out of part. Many only consider the aspect of blocking external traffic from coming into your network. But, there are Trojan horse, backdoor, worm and virus programs that can initiate connections out of your computer. Because your computer initiated the traffic, even a port-blocking hardware firewall like those in cable / DSL routers would not block the reply no matter what port it was on. It would be seen as a legitimate response to a request from your computer.
It is a fact of life that if you are running an application it is going to use some resources, but there are firewall applications that get the job done and don't eat that much in terms of resources. I think the tradeoff of resources for security is a good balance.
Lastly, the firewall can potentially block something you want. There is a learning curve with whatever firewall you select. You have to teach yourself how it works and get it configured to suit your needs. If you want to participate on P2P networks like Kazaa you will need to open ports. If you want to host web sites from your computer you will need to open ports. It may take some time to get it configured exactly how you want it but the end result will be a more secure computer.
I had used ZoneAlarm for a short time, I think it is a good firewall but I decided against keeping it for myself mailnly because of its simplicity, it made me feel unsecure. I now use kerio personal firewall www.kerio.com and have been useing it for about a year now I believe. I like it. there is a beta 3 version of the firewall that has built in IDS and some other new features, and a very much improved atractiveness for the eye. But I found too many bugs in the beta so for now I am settleing for kerio version 2. I believe you find it in the products menu along the top at www.kerio.com