Hello Derek, Thursday, August 28, 2003, 9:38:41 AM, you wrote:
>> Besides, I know next to nothing about various types of connections >> and whatnot. So trying to set this firewall up manually would be a >> disaster. ZoneAlarm was quick and easy "Do you want this program to >> access the net? yes or no" nuff said. DJ> The Firewall GUI in Mandrake Control Centre could not be easier. DJ> On or Off! Russ may be referring to the app-aware access. You can disable port 80, on the fly, for some unknown app that is requesting access, but continue to surf on 80 with, say, Mozilla. Mozilla goes through, denied app does not, even though it is the same port. How can do you do this in Mandrake? DJ> They all work, and are all better than any Windows firewall. Being a paranoid type, :-) I'm trying to understand why it is better. Some Win FW's seem to be pretty good. Granted the OS has many problems, but why is just the FW better? Some things, like app-awareness, seem to be better in the Win FW's. -- Thank you, rikona mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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