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| 819762 | 2009-10-12 21:36:00 | Well if you think you need one, you could try zonealarm. I used to use it, (on dialup), but it got too annoying ZA doesnt get a good word from PF1. Have d/l Kerio onto her M/c, will see how she goes with it. PJ |
Poppa John (284) | ||
| 819763 | 2009-10-12 22:22:00 | Maryann runs Windows XP does she not? In Windows Security Centre is the firewall turned on or not? The main reason, in my view, to use a third party firewall is to report unusual internet activity which the Windows one does not do in any detail. As both computers passed the test why install another layer of complexity? My results:- GRC Port Authority Report created on UTC: 2009-10-12 at 22:07:08 Results from scan of ports: 0-1055 0 Ports Open 1055 Ports Closed 1 Ports Stealth --------------------- 1056 Ports Tested NO PORTS were found to be OPEN. The port found to be STEALTH was: 25 Other than what is listed above, all ports are CLOSED. TruStealth: FAILED - NOT all tested ports were STEALTH, - NO unsolicited packets were received, - A PING REPLY (ICMP Echo) WAS RECEIVED. Some people have found that they can't access the internet or even their home network at times due to a firewall. My advice is to leave things alone. |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 819764 | 2009-10-12 22:28:00 | I have an excellent client that like to be safe online, so installs various firewalls & security apps as he discovers them. I make a reasonable living by turning them off for him :) |
fred_fish (15241) | ||
| 819765 | 2009-10-12 23:40:00 | Hopefully youre / theyre not installing more than 1 firewall. Otherwise they'll conflict. And you've got more chance of getting hit by something | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 819766 | 2009-10-12 23:57:00 | Apparently our ADSL router D-Link DSL- 504t doesn't have a firewall. PJ Yes it does, that's why most likely your computer and Maryan's is passing the Shields Up test, and presumably it is enabled by default. You should study the manual that comes with it, or download one, so you can at least get into the thing via your browser. You must have got into it to have set your user name and password. You only really need a software firewall if you are concerned about controlling what goes out of your computer, or if you like playing with such things :) |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 819767 | 2009-10-13 00:16:00 | @ Speedy Despite my repeated advice to "leave it alone". Last call i got "my internet doesn't work", had Kerio & ZoneAlarm installed, both with borked rulesets as well a 3 anti spywares all with real time scanning! Have given up trying to educate, just fix it and take the money :) |
fred_fish (15241) | ||
| 819768 | 2009-10-13 00:56:00 | Oh well must have money to burn | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 819769 | 2009-10-13 04:17:00 | Apparently our ADSL router D-Link DSL- 504t doesn't have a firewall. PJ As I said before, according to Ascent it does, but it is a basic firewall. Like all router firewalls it will not monitor outgoing traffic but it is better than nothing. You might need to go into its control panel and ensure that it is enabled, however. The instruction manual will tell you how to get in and where to look. |
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