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April 19th, 2002, 03:16 PM
#27
Kadeng...
I was trying to help you in the first place by informing you that using multiple personal firewalls is STUPID....period.
I do not know why it is so hard for you to get that fact through your thick skull. Let me ask you a question. Have you ever been hacked while using a personal firewall? If not then why the hell do you have three of them. I am a firewall engineer for one of the largest banks in the world and believe me when I tell you that I have seen just about everthing over the last 7 years when it comes to firewalls. If you want to find out how "secure" your firewall is, test it yourself. Don't rely on someone who has created a simple scanner that isn't worth a ****.
If you don't want to listen to me then don't...I am just trying to help everyone else here since I have been down this road many times before.
And by the way...according to leaktest, a "leaky" firewall is one that does not block trojans and viruses. Well let me tell you this, that is not what a firewall is intended to do. That is what antivirus software is for. A firewall is intended to filter ports in and out of your network. Many personal firewall vendors have added in this type of functionality as "features" like I said earlier. Choose a firewall based on which features you desire.
Also, many personal firewalls are not really firewalls, they are IDS's. It is your responsibility to decide what you want.
I find it funny that you are so worried about your systems that you use 3 personal firewalls, yet you are not at all concerned about sending your clear text passwords across the Internet. Or maybe that is something your limited knowledge hasn't led you to realize yet.
Get a clue....
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