u can try norton firewall as well,heard people said it is good as well.

Norton stuffs are resource hungering ... better use Zone Alarm.

The Power of Three will set us free.

Yea, i agree wit tat.......

anyone ever experience not being able to connect to the internet with zone alarm? happens to me a lot. esecially when i left the connection idle for several hours

This post has been edited by Ryo: Mar 9 2006, 10:50 AM

Check if ZoneAlarm has internet lock on. The lock icon is located at the upper right. As I remember ZoneAlarm Pro have an option to lock the internet if it detects suspicious activities.

I am using ZoneAlarm Security Suite by the way and yes its not resource hungry as Nortons.

From my experience ZoneAlarm Pro don't work well with Norton Antivirus.
ZoneAlarm Pro + Norton Antivirus = Slow load time and sometimes ZA don't even load or Norton is disable.

IMHO every firewall are the same. The only difference or the weak link is us humans. E. g faulty configuration, allowing or approving suspicious applications.

This post has been edited by whtrader: Mar 9 2006, 11:05 AM

Prefer H. Firewall

So if you guys got a router , behind a router

Windows XP Firewall would do a good job , as you got your 1st layer of protection

Oh......me using router oso.....but still, im using ZoneAlarm cuz i need more protection.....haihz....it makes my PC kinda laggy now.........think im gonna use another firewall which sux less memory......hehe....

use some router with SPI or NAT advanced Technologies ! like netgear stuff...

True Firewall (SPI) advanced security provides maximum protection from professional hackers. URL blocking and e-mail alerts provide parents with controls to limit access to inappropriate web sites and monitor children's access.
A true firewall secures your network against hackers: Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) and Denial of Service (DoS) attack prevention averts potential threats by scanning incoming traffic and Network Address translation (NAT) shields your networked devices from intruders. Powerful WEP encryption (40/64- or 128-bit) on the wireless LAN conceals your information from eavesdroppers. MAC Address Control prevents unauthorized access to your wireless network. VPN pass-through give secure Internet access to your office or corporate network.
For examples:
http://www.netgear.com/products/details/WGR614.php

but i m stil prefer H. Firewall !

hahaha

I'm using Windows XP SP2 Firewall together with my ADSL router. So far so good and my P2P activities not being affected

Yeah. It's been acquired by Symantec. So there won't be any further support. I'm using the latest version too. Hopefully no update is required anymore. I think it's an excellent software.

Why Sygate acquired by Symantec geh.......yesterday i wanna dl a copy of it to try, but they discontinued Personal Firewall Pro....wtf.....ZoneAlarm Pro gimme some problem....slow startup, i tried manually start ZA, but still kinda slow.......haihz.....is Kaspersky Anti hacker good???

currently using Norton Internet Security..

Been using Nod32+Zonealarm last time but sent my pc for repair, the guy install Norton.

Should i revert back to NOD32+Zonealarm?

It's up to you.Just compare both software & decide yourself either stick with Norton or revert back to your favourite AV & ZoneAlarm..

hie guys,

i have this problem here where when i use limewire and ares P2P software, i get a notification sometimes from those softwares that my PC is behind some sort of firewire which is preventing those apps from connecting to their respective servers....

the thing is that im not using any sort of firewall at all....im using dlink DSL-500T router modem on streamyx RM66 package and using NAV2005 as antivirus app ...i've checked my router and have disabled the DMZ and firewall from there as well as WinXP's built in firewall but the problem remains too...disabling the NAV also no difference lor...

i think this might be the source of the slowdown BT and P2P downloads for my PC but im not sure either so its worth looking into it ....please offer any advice or help on how to check if my PC is behind any other sort of firewall...

BTW, not using any 3rd party FW software....

im using back zone alarm after long time.
could not be bothered with varietyes.

alto its having some impact on bit, but minimal since tmnet is already screwing up bt downloads

I use until now... Mcafee firewall serve me very good !

Previous use Norton ... sux ... worst software i ever use ... ppl anti-virus... this will be anti-software !

Sygate Personal Firewall Pro...doesn't have any more updates..upgrades..that sad ...since Sygate's pfp is the best firewall around...

ZoneAlarm?..yeah..nice...but sometime cause trouble :ie..can't browse network neighbourhood...
Norton = thanks to them..my pc got worms...
McAfee = firewall... need more improvement
Pc-cillin = firewall...not good...

Did anyone heard about tiny personal firewall...anyone got try it?

Well, tiny personal firewall... heard b4... but i heard de program not stable as other programs... furthermore if compare to Mcafee... Mcafee is far better than Tiny ... juz my opinion !