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Old 12-24-2007   #1 (permalink)
User66


 
 

Question on Firewall

Wonder if the built-in one way firewall is safe, compared to the two way firewall, such as ZoneAlarm, etc. The reason
for asking this question is, I am not sure if I should allow some of the programs that ask for Internet connections.
Any comments will be highly appreciated.


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Old 12-24-2007   #2 (permalink)


Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64
 
 

Re: Question on Firewall

Quote  Quote: Originally Posted by User66 View Post
Wonder if the built-in one way firewall is safe, compared to the two way firewall, such as ZoneAlarm, etc. The reason
for asking this question is, I am not sure if I should allow some of the programs that ask for Internet connections.
Any comments will be highly appreciated.
Hi User66,

You can set Windows Firewall with a two way exception filter. If you are not sure, you can just block them. If it turns out that you need them, you can always allow them back through. Windows Firewall is a pretty good firewall when configured properly.

See:

Windows Firewall with Advanced Security

and

Windows Firewall


Shawn
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Old 12-24-2007   #3 (permalink)
flambe


 
 

Re: Question on Firewall

Be careful with firewalls if you use your computer in a network. The Windows
firewall causes enough problems connecting to other computers. Some of the
commercial/free firewall programs can be an even worse nightmare.


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Old 12-24-2007   #4 (permalink)
Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]


 
 

Re: Question on Firewall

I find the built in Firewall in Vista enough for most persons security
needs, its easy to configure and prevents incoming intrusions.
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"User66" <user66@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> Wonder if the built-in one way firewall is safe, compared to the two way
> firewall, such as ZoneAlarm, etc. The reason for asking this question is,
> I am not sure if I should allow some of the programs that ask for Internet
> connections. Any comments will be highly appreciated.

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Old 12-24-2007   #5 (permalink)
User66


 
 

Re: Question on Firewall


"flambe" <fac187@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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: Be careful with firewalls if you use your computer in a network. The Windows
: firewall causes enough problems connecting to other computers. Some of the
: commercial/free firewall programs can be an even worse nightmare.
:
:

We have had enough trouble just to access our own network printers with ZoneAlarm. (On a normal
fresh loading caused no problem, but updating was a pain with ZoneAlarm. We have been using Sygate
Personal Firewall for a long time, but that does not work for Vista). Thanks for your comments.


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Old 12-24-2007   #6 (permalink)
XS11E


 
 

Re: Question on Firewall

"User66" <user66@xxxxxx> wrote:
Quote:

> Wonder if the built-in one way firewall is safe, compared to the
> two way firewall, such as ZoneAlarm, etc.
The Vista firewall IS a two-way firewall but the default is one way
only. If you wish to block/allow outgoing here's how:

http://searchwindowssecurity.techtar...247138,00.html

The configuration is a bit difficult for most (including me!) so
there's help here:

http://www.sphinx-soft.com/Vista/index.html

The free version may be all you need, check the comparisons under
the "Download and Buy" link.


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Old 12-24-2007   #7 (permalink)
User66


 
 

Re: Question on Firewall

Thanks for the information.

"XS11E" <xs11e@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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: "User66" <user66@xxxxxx> wrote:
:
: > Wonder if the built-in one way firewall is safe, compared to the
: > two way firewall, such as ZoneAlarm, etc.
:
: The Vista firewall IS a two-way firewall but the default is one way
: only. If you wish to block/allow outgoing here's how:
:
:
http://searchwindowssecurity.techtar...247138,00.html
:
: The configuration is a bit difficult for most (including me!) so
: there's help here:
:
: http://www.sphinx-soft.com/Vista/index.html
:
: The free version may be all you need, check the comparisons under
: the "Download and Buy" link.
:
:
: --
: XS11E, Killing all posts from Google Groups
: The Usenet Improvement Project:
: http://improve-usenet.org


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