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Carl

When I installed Win XP Home Edition, I downloaded and installed Zone Alarm
(Free) which I have used for several years. Then I learned that Win XP has a
built-in firewall that I can turn on if desired.

Is there any reason to use the Win XP firewall and uninstall Zone Alarm?

Advice appreciated.
Thanx
Carl
 
Hi Carl: XP firewall protects in only one direction, anything coming in.
Zonealarm protects both intrusions to and outgoing communication from your
computer. Most people, I believe, turn off xp firewall and use Zonealarm.

Rod
 
Hi Carl

The XP firewall doesn't monitor outgoing access to the Internet. It is preferable to have a two-way firewall installed. I use ZA with the XP firewall turned off.
 
Hi Carl,

XP's ICF blocks only incoming attacks effectively. If there is any trojan
planted in the system, ICF won't monitor it. In this case, an application
based firewall such as ZoneAlarm or Sygate would do the trick. It asks you
which application you want to allow access to the internet. So, if a trojan
attempts to access the internet (outgoing), you can easily trace it with an
app based firewall. You may enable ICF and ZA at the same time (I have the
same setup in my system)

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When I installed Win XP Home Edition, I downloaded and installed Zone Alarm
(Free) which I have used for several years. Then I learned that Win XP has a
built-in firewall that I can turn on if desired.

Is there any reason to use the Win XP firewall and uninstall Zone Alarm?

Advice appreciated.
Thanx
Carl
 
Thanks for the help.

I recently posted an "ignorant" question to an unrelated newsgroup and got
only taunts and insults.

Its a pleasure to be with a helpful group of people.

Carl
 
Zone Alarm is a better firewall than the one built into Windows XP .
You will be better off if you continue to use zone alarm .
 
Zone Alarm is a better firewall than the one built into Windows XP .
You will be better off if you continue to use zone alarm .
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"I think someone should have had the decency to tell me the luncheon was free.
To make someone run out with potato salad in his hand, pretending he's throwing
up, is not what I call hospitality." Jack Handey
 
Zone Alarm is a better firewall than the one built into Windows XP .
You will be better off if you continue to use zone alarm .
Click to expand...

I'm not an expert, but that firewall in Windows Xp Pro, is a pretty good one,
possibly better than the free shareware in Zone alarm. The only probelm with
the Xp firewall is that ..its good for blocking incoming traffic, but isn't
designed to block outgoing traffic, that why it helps to use zone alarm
...becuase it can block out going traffic. With windows Xp, though its kinda hard
to block stuff thats outgoing.....even with zone alarm. Thats a good reason to
use at least both firewalls. You can test your firewall on this website
......https://grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2 Windows XP seems to work well.


"I think someone should have had the decency to tell me the luncheon was free.
To make someone run out with potato salad in his hand, pretending he's throwing
up, is not what I call hospitality." Jack Handey
 
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