03-03-2003, 09:55 AM | #11 | |
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Nacht loves Zone Alarm. If he sees this, he might have some idea what you are having the problem with, Harkoliar. Maybe you can get some help from Zone Alarm's site? Do they have an FAQ?
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03-03-2003, 10:05 AM | #12 | ||
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anyway, ever since the installation less than 1 hr ago... i had 21 attempted access with high rated warning posted among them. at least i know this programs is working perfectly ... again thanks for the help and suggestions guys. im off to bed now.
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03-03-2003, 10:11 AM | #13 |
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goodnight! ZA will keep the bad guys from getting on your pc. At least we hope it will!
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03-03-2003, 10:12 AM | #14 | |
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03-03-2003, 11:21 AM | #15 | |
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These days, it pays to be protected on both sides [ 03-03-2003, 01:38 PM: Message edited by: Bungleau ]
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03-03-2003, 11:31 AM | #16 | |
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Another advantage of ZA is that you can choose to let individual programs/processes run. ZA defaults to having *ALL* ingoing and outgoing ports blocked. When a program wants to access the net you get a pop-up asking if you want to allow it access. You can say 'YES' or 'NO'. You can also check a box that will allow certain program to *ALWAYS* access the net(I do this for things like MSN messenger, AIM, etc). The interface for ZA is really nice too(again, IMO, others may differ). Mostly simple check boxes. All in all I give it two thumbs *WAY* up! Either way though, DO GET A FIREWALL!!! Even if you just run dialup, you can still get hacked! Everyone needs to have a firewall running in this day and age, IMO anyway. Like Cloudy said, you can try ZA and, if you like it, upgrade. And, if you dont like it, you can still use it while you save money and shop around for another one, and still be protected. EDIT: Hark...feel free to PM me anytime! I'm off to work now myself. Have a good night! [ 03-03-2003, 11:34 AM: Message edited by: Nachtrafe ]
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03-03-2003, 11:54 AM | #17 | |
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Turn off intrusion warning. It gets annoying after about 10 minutes. Whenever you get a box asking if a program should be able to access the internet, make sure its a program you know about (post if unsure). Things like explorer should be let through. Something like messenger or kazaa have to be let through, and allowed to act as server. (acting as server means letting the internet connect to them rather than they connect to the internet - essential for recieving messages and for sharing files in kazaa) The netbios thingie from the internet probably means someone is trying to access your HDD. Or maybe its just a port scanner. either way, they have Zero chance of getting any of your info while ZA is active, so its not worth worrying about. Nactrafe - does ZA pro let me close off a specific IP on the internet? I want to block a certain popup server which is called from hyperboards, proboards and all over the place, and I figure if I close off that IP it should stop their script loading.
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03-03-2003, 05:41 PM | #18 |
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got a question, if you installed those things will it slow down the computer?
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03-03-2003, 05:45 PM | #19 |
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Depends on your system. ZA will cause a little slowdown, but even on my old box (K6-2 450 with 128Mb RAM) its not noticable. I suppose if someone was running an old 166 or something it might be a problem. But you dont have to run it all the time, just when you have an active internet connection. So it needent affect your singleplayer games.
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03-03-2003, 05:47 PM | #20 |
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With an "always on" connection like cable, you should leave your firewall on at all times.
I find the realtime virus scanner a bigger hog of cpu than the firewall.
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