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| Thread ID: 71957 | 2006-08-23 08:48:00 | Broadband causes major computer slowdown | csinclair83 (200) | Press F1 |
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| 480238 | 2006-08-27 14:39:00 | I've only found 2 problems with Norton antivirus or net security, but they are both major problems that mean I won't reccomend norton products to anyone. 1. The protection center is really annoying (always giving those anoying popups when you don't have your computer configured exactly how it likes it, plus it changes your IE home page even when you tell it not to) Turn it off. I have mine turned off and it never has popups or warns me. Never changes my homepage either. 2. It slows most computers it is installed on down to a crawl, and those that can survive having Norton products installed would run even better without it. So does every security program. They have to because they scan every file as they access if it is good. I have ZA IS on one PC and Nortons IS on one other and Nortons 360 (beta) on a 3rd and they all run the same speed. However ZA does scan files a lot slower than Nortons when doing a full drive scan. I have used Fixed IP and DHCP addresses and the modem/router handles these and they instant from the modem because all it does is find a unused one and allocate it and send it back to the PC. You would not be able to measure this. I would suspect some software installed with the modem/router that may have done something. |
Big John (551) | ||
| 480239 | 2006-08-27 19:12:00 | My opinions. Get rid of Norton. Throw it as far away as you can. It certainly blocks viruses, but uses up far to much disk space and computer resources. It definately slows your computer. I now use , and reccomend, NOD32. It's about $60 a year.But it's worth it. It does not interfere with thr runnuing of the computer. You see the LOGO when you start up and that's the only time you see it. Your modem can make a great difference to internet speed. My first was a Belkin. A real dog. Next was a DSE ,usb modem. not much faster but much simpler to use. I now use a Billion adsl router/modem. Download speed more than doubled. Setup was even simple enough for me to follow. Plug it in. No setup disk required. It asks for your ISP and your account name and password. It does the rest itself. Another thing to watch out for are Firewalls. Most adsl modems seem to come with their own firewall. You could have two or three of them on you comp. without realising it. IMO a firewall is not necessary on the average home computer. But if you insist on one just make sure you only have one. Two or more can realy slow you down |
JJJJJ (528) | ||
| 480240 | 2006-08-27 19:24:00 | IMO a firewall is not necessary on the average home computer i DARE you to try connectin to the web WITHOUT a firewall and then come back and tell us how long you lasted without catching something nasty.........it'll be minutes if you are LUCKY .......or seconds....... |
drcspy (146) | ||
| 480241 | 2006-08-27 21:14:00 | IMO a firewall is not necessary on the average home computer i DARE you to try connectin to the web WITHOUT a firewall and then come back and tell us how long you lasted without catching something nasty.........it'll be minutes if you are LUCKY .......or seconds....... I have NEVER EVER caught something nasty. Apart from the odd trial I have never used a firewall, apart from the windows one. And I spend about 12 hours a day on line. SO THERE :o |
JJJJJ (528) | ||
| 480242 | 2006-08-27 21:34:00 | do you mean that you dont have a firewall enabled at all or that you use the windows one...........cause NO firewall is GUARANTEED to get you a nasty and FAST.. | drcspy (146) | ||
| 480243 | 2006-08-27 22:09:00 | do you mean that you dont have a firewall enabled at all or that you use the windows one...........cause NO firewall is GUARANTEED to get you a nasty and FAST.. The windows one is enabled. No other firewall installed |
JJJJJ (528) | ||
| 480244 | 2006-08-28 00:28:00 | yeh well.......ah since you seem to be of the belief that no firewall is necessary then I suggest you try turning the windows one off and see how long you last.... ah...dont do it... |
drcspy (146) | ||
| 480245 | 2006-08-28 01:09:00 | On the topic of firewalls, I've used Sygate for about 2 years now and I really like it. Simple to use and my computer runs alot smoother. Sygate + AVG Anti Virus = pretty sweet for home users :) | systm (9904) | ||
| 480246 | 2006-08-29 11:05:00 | As well as not letting things in - Firewalls are good at not letting things out.. like the keylogger that snuck into your computer and just now decided to try and send something to someone... windows firewall is such a piece of crap, it blocks known games but would probably let such a keylogger by without a second thought :groan: | Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 480247 | 2006-08-30 07:47:00 | IMO a firewall is not necessary on the average home computer. But if you insist on one just make sure you only have one. Two or more can realy slow you down A firewall is a necessity on any computer. If you use the internet AT ALL you need a firewall, you say you don't need/have a firewall at all, but later on you say you use Windows firewall. You're contradicting yourself. ~Matt :-) |
matty3 (5363) | ||
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