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I have to agree with You, I have tried it both at
home and at work. And
don't think its that good in a LAN environment. Now I am just saying that because I was having a problem with that and viewing certain machines in a domain. As soon as I turned it off everything worked as normal. Now for home use I believe this is pretty good stuff to get the basics of you home net (dsl or cable) secure.. Just my 2 cents.. Thanks Vic ----- Original Message ----- From: "Loren MacGregor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2000 9:12 PM Subject: [security:00223] Re: ZoneAlarm > rj wrote: > > > > What is/are the significent difference/s between dropping and rejecting > > TCP packets? Does the fact that the firewall rejected rather than dropped > > the packets portend something "evil" could happen? > > I'll step in for a moment and ask for what purpose you intend to use > ZoneAlarm. Unlike James, I've had no difficulty with it, including > the ability to use the RealAudio player, once I'd figured out the > correct set of configuration tools. What I basically did was to > install it and let it run for a while with the alarm set to pop up > at any request, and then tracked to see what requests were going > through. It was easy enough to configure the programs that -needed- > to reach the internet, and since I've done so, I've found it pretty > bullet-proof. I've even run it through ShieldsUp and a couple of > other test sites with good results -- i.e. -- protection was more > than adequate. > > I -wouldn't- use ZoneAlarm (at least the free version, the only tool > I've tested) on anything but a personal box, though. I view it on > my home system as an adjunct to @home's "security." > > -- LJM > - > [To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > "unsubscribe firewalls" in the body of the message.] > |
