A firewall to use with windows xp?
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is that on cable or adsl?
my cable linksys routers have always been plug in and it works.. (no u/p required)
in my mrs house i installed a wireless linksys on her adsl, it had loads of options that you were able to change, but had a worldwide settings manual with it, it was on uk as default, i just entered user and pass, click save and it worked first time
i guess things differ between models
my mum's dlink is straight forward, but you have to click a save button which keeps the settings after unplugging it (that was annoying me for ages because its not in an obvious place in the menu!)
is that on cable or adsl?
my cable linksys routers have always been plug in and it works.. (no u/p required)
in my mrs house i installed a wireless linksys on her adsl, it had loads of options that you were able to change, but had a worldwide settings manual with it, it was on uk as default, i just entered user and pass, click save and it worked first time
i guess things differ between models
my mum's dlink is straight forward, but you have to click a save button which keeps the settings after unplugging it (that was annoying me for ages because its not in an obvious place in the menu!)
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ADSL bledd. I even got a local PC engineer out to help but he couldn't do anything. The Netgear I got was with the aim of my brother and I sharing my broadband line instead of our Mum paying out for two lines.
Actually that reminds me, he needs to test the lag on an online game for me so I can buy the hardware he needs if the lag isn't too much of a problem for him.
I'm on the first floor of the house and he has the basement room you see. He games online a lot and isn't too bothered about the speed of the broadband line but the lag he would get if his PC was wirelessly connected to my router upstairs. I did a quick check with the laptop next to the router in my room and got 2/3ms average which is pretty good, so I hope it doesn't go above his limit of 30ms I think he said.
Actually that reminds me, he needs to test the lag on an online game for me so I can buy the hardware he needs if the lag isn't too much of a problem for him.
I'm on the first floor of the house and he has the basement room you see. He games online a lot and isn't too bothered about the speed of the broadband line but the lag he would get if his PC was wirelessly connected to my router upstairs. I did a quick check with the laptop next to the router in my room and got 2/3ms average which is pretty good, so I hope it doesn't go above his limit of 30ms I think he said.
Currently I am using Zone Alarm and it seems to be doing a great job.
Hmm, I have experiance of Windows XP and I would never just use the windows firewall with SP2. It doesnt monitor outgoing traffic which means if a peice of junk does get on your system then you are maybe in trouble! We are talking about Windows so considering its one of the most used OS out there its very easy getting rubbish onto your system.
Hmm, I have experiance of Windows XP and I would never just use the windows firewall with SP2. It doesnt monitor outgoing traffic which means if a peice of junk does get on your system then you are maybe in trouble! We are talking about Windows so considering its one of the most used OS out there its very easy getting rubbish onto your system.
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Richdog said:
Seconded, just started using it today, im finally free of that god awful ZoneAlarm, no more random restarts when the True Vector Engine decides to go **** up, and no more restarting when trying to watch some online vids anymore WOOT!!!.
Yup Comodo works just like Za, you get the little boxes in the corner saying blah, blah, blah wants to access the net, block/allow and tick the never ask me again.
Richdog said:It's fully, fully featured. Try it and see.
Installed. Network setup via wizard. uTorrent port opened. Initial impressions: Looks better then ZA and doesn't have an ugly flashing task bar icon. Is it supposed to use less system resources then ZA?
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Well I think I may be using 50Mb or so less of RAM going from ZA Pro to Sunbelt Kerio.adsmithy said:
I can vouch that Windows Firewall is fine for most people.
I find working with ports, IPs, etc. very confusing, the XP firewall just works, it asks if you get a new program that requests internet access but apart from that you don't notice it at work.
Only time I had problems was when I knobbed up my PC by running a very suspicious looking .exe thinking "what's the worst?" - well it took a reformat to get the ******* thing off.
I find working with ports, IPs, etc. very confusing, the XP firewall just works, it asks if you get a new program that requests internet access but apart from that you don't notice it at work.
Only time I had problems was when I knobbed up my PC by running a very suspicious looking .exe thinking "what's the worst?" - well it took a reformat to get the ******* thing off.
I whole heartedly recommend Outpost Firewall . It isn't that common a firewall. However it is one of the best in my opinion. It has active content protection for the web where you can set what action to take per active content stream. (active x, java, etc). It has an ad-blocker based on your preferences. Advanced attack detection properties. Attachment quarantine. DNS cache. Content filtering. Rules based filtering down to packet level. I admit it is slightly overkill for a home network however it is a fantastic product and I have tested it myself for vulnerabilities with several applications (GFI Languard ,Superscan 4 Qualys Guard , etc). NB I have also tested it with a few black hat products, but I can't list these for obvious reasons. It may be a steep learning curve to get the best out of the product, but in the process you will learn a lot about firewall operations.
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