Firewalls

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Ken

I have just installed a linksys router. Prior to this purchase I have been
running Zone Alarm. My question is, do I need to be running both of these
firewalls at the same time?

Thanks
 
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes!
The router firewall acts sort of like the windows xp
firewall. I.E. monitors incoming.
You still need the zone alarm to monitor programs &
outgoing items.
 
Greetings --

Even good hardware firewalls (and NAT-capable routers) do nothing
to protect the user from him/herself. Again -- and I _cannot_
emphasize this enough -- almost all spyware and many Trojans and worms
are downloaded and installed deliberately (albeit unknowingly) by the
user. So a software firewall, such as Sygate or ZoneAlarm, that can
detect and warn the user of unauthorized out-going traffic is an
important element of protecting one's privacy and security. Most
antivirus applications do not scan for or protect you from
adware/spyware, because, after all, you've installed them yourself, so
you must want them there, right?

I use both a router with NAT and Sygate Personal Firewall, even
though I generally know better than to install scumware. When it
comes to computer security and protecting my privacy, I prefer the old
"belt and suspenders" approach.


Bruce Chambers
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