Mr. Arnold

"CZ" <CZ@no99spam.com> wrote in message
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>>> Most will tell you not to run two personal FW(s) because a doubled FW
> situation can prevent inbound packets/traffic from reaching the machine.
>
> Mr. Arnold:
>
> Technically, that should be a very rare experience for two simple packet
> filtering f/ws if the rules are setup correctly.
>
> I have run as many as three f/ws concurrently w/o problems (just to prove
> the concept).

May ask why the reasoning behind 3?

I run two packet filters myself Vista's FW and IPsec. But that's for a
dial-up connection for a laptop.