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Windows XP Firewall or Zone Alarm?

sherbie28
sherbie28 Posts: 669 Forumite
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Hello,

I am currently running the free version of Zone Alarm, a friend has mentioned that their version was having problems and they now run the windows xp firewall instead. My computer has been really slow lately and I thought ZA might have something to do with it. Is the windows firewall reliable? Thanks

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  • chuckles1066
    chuckles1066 Posts: 2,670 Forumite
    sherbie28 wrote:
    Hello,

    I am currently running the free version of Zone Alarm, a friend has mentioned that their version was having problems and they now run the windows xp firewall instead. My computer has been really slow lately and I thought ZA might have something to do with it. Is the windows firewall reliable? Thanks

    Use ZoneAlarm every time!

    The Windows firewall only blocks incoming traffic not outgoing traffic. Plus, it has a tendency to quite happily let Microsoft products phone home unchallenged.
    You'll always miss 100% of the shots you don't take - Wayne Gretzky

    Any advice that you receive from me is worth exactly what you paid for it. Not a penny more or a penny less.
  • smallblueplanet
    smallblueplanet Posts: 1,148 Forumite
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    What is the difference between software firewalls and hardware firewall?

    I have a wireless 3com adsl/router with built-in firewall (before that I had Zone Alarm) but I don't understand how it is setup/works?
  • gaming_guy
    gaming_guy Posts: 6,128 Forumite
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    with my netgear router the firewall allows me to block sites, log sites visited and several other things
  • gaming_guy
    gaming_guy Posts: 6,128 Forumite
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    software firewalls protect your computer, and hardware firewalls protect every computer on your network

    sorry for double posts
  • chuckles1066
    chuckles1066 Posts: 2,670 Forumite
    gaming_guy wrote:
    software firewalls protect your computer, and hardware firewalls protect every computer on your network

    sorry for double posts

    most of the time ;)

    I'm behind a Linksys router with firewall enabled and yet ZoneAlarm still reports intrusion attempts.

    The more defences the merrier I say :D
    You'll always miss 100% of the shots you don't take - Wayne Gretzky

    Any advice that you receive from me is worth exactly what you paid for it. Not a penny more or a penny less.
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