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Changing firewalls....
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oysterman
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Got windows firewall, done a test on it & it,s not good.
1. My question is before installing a new one do i uninstall windows one first
2.Which is a good one to replace windows with
1. My question is before installing a new one do i uninstall windows one first
2.Which is a good one to replace windows with
if i had known then what i know now
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what test, what result? It should work ok.. for inbound protection, it does the job, unless you have opened ports up, or have a malware infection.
zonealarm, sygate, kerio.., or even better, a router.Ever get the feeling you are wasting your time? :rolleyes:0 -
Can you explain that for a non-techie person please - namely me.albertross wrote:....or even better, a router.
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Routers work by hiding your pc on a private IP range using NAT (Network Address Translation). Have a read of this for a further explaination.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/nat.htm0 -
if you have broadband, then instead of using a usb modem, you can get a router for around £40, this allows you to plug more PC's in and share the connection, use wireless (about £15-20) more, and most have a built-in hardware firewall, which blocks attacks before they get to your PC.
It's always a good idea to use a software firewall as well, just in case, and to block lan side worms.. but a hardware firewall gives an extra level of protection (software firewalls can be disabled by malware/viruses etc.., and you'd never know).Ever get the feeling you are wasting your time? :rolleyes:0 -
albertross wrote:what test, what result? It should work ok.. for inbound protection, it does the job, unless you have opened ports up, or have a malware infection.
zonealarm, sygate, kerio.., or even better, a router.
'Shields up' at qrc.com(i think) leak test, sorry for being a bit thick hope this helpsif i had known then what i know now0 -
which ports are open? it's grc.comEver get the feeling you are wasting your time? :rolleyes:0
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albertross wrote:which ports are open? it's grc.com
It dose'nt say any ports open just comes up firewall penetrated,if i had known then what i know now0 -
oysterman wrote:Got windows firewall, done a test on it & it,s not good.
1. My question is before installing a new one do i uninstall windows one first
2.Which is a good one to replace windows with
You cannot Uninstall Windows Firewall.
I would go for
http://www.sunbelt-software.com/Kerio.cfm Kerio
Or
http://www.simtel.net/product.download.mirrors.php?id=53687 Sygate0 -
electron wrote:You cannot Uninstall Windows Firewall.
I would go for
http://www.sunbelt-software.com/Kerio.cfm Kerio
Or
http://www.simtel.net/product.download.mirrors.php?id=53687 Sygate
So there won't be any conflict if they run together or do i turn off the windows oneif i had known then what i know now0 -
oysterman wrote:So there won't be any conflict if they run together or do i turn off the windows one
Absoulutely no conflict at all, and some firewalls even disable
windows firewall as standard as it over rides windows firewall.0
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