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18004 2001-09-02 05:44:00 Can anybody tell me what a firewall is,and what it does.
And do I need one if I have nortons antivirus program.
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18005 2001-09-02 07:06:00 goto http:www.wilders.org/firewalls_m.htm

You will find 6 pages here on firewalls and much more besides, plus other links.Well worth the visit!
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18006 2001-09-02 08:58:00 Davidd`s site 'wilders.org' is a darn good site.
Security for all and from someone who knows what he is talking about.
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18007 2001-09-03 00:46:00 Hi. Try www.grc.com and go to his firewall page - some fantastic information there on personal versions.

Basically a firewall is a packet filter which examines incoming and outgoing data and destinations and blocks according to rules you've set. Works similar to a proxy, but not as efficiently.

A technical but readable discussion on the differences can be found on a local site: http://www.soho-systems.co.nz/
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18008 2001-09-03 11:38:00 A great free firewall is ZoneAlarm (personal edition) available from www.Zonelabs.com Guest (0)
18009 2001-09-05 10:13:00 Dont muck araound with any of the ones you need to pay for, go straight to www.zonealarm.com
Its free and brilliant !!
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