WinsXP Firewall and Zone Alarm

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Can I activate both the WindowsXP firewall and use the Zone Alarm firewall
also? Thanks.

 

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You should only enable one firewall with Windows XP.
Enabling more than one will cause conflicts and error messages.

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"Karen F" wrote:

| Can I activate both the WindowsXP firewall and use the Zone Alarm firewall
| also? Thanks.

 

[Darrell]

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Hi Karen,

You only need one softwware firewall running at a time. Deactivate the
Windows firewall and run ZoneAlarm. ZoneAlarm monitors incoming and outgoing
activity whereas Windows firewall only monitors incoming activity.

"Karen F" wrote:

> Can I activate both the WindowsXP firewall and use the Zone Alarm firewall
> also? Thanks.
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"Karen F" <jakeyboy@frontiernet.net> wrote in message
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> Can I activate both the WindowsXP firewall and use the Zone Alarm
> firewall also? Thanks.

You can, but it will probably cause problems.

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In news:%23KQnyKQ6EHA.2540@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl,
Karen F <jakeyboy@frontiernet.net> typed:

> Can I activate both the WindowsXP firewall and use the Zone
> Alarm firewall also?

You can, but the question is "should you?" You'll find those with
different points on view on this. Here's mine: don't run two
firewalls. You achieve no extra protection, you incur the extra
overhead of running two firewalls, and you run the risk (probably
small, but not zero) of conflicts between them.

The Windows firewall monitors incoming traffic only. Almost any
third-party firewall will also monitor outbound traffic, stopping
rogue programs trying to call home, and is a better choice.

Also note that if you update your third-party firewall to a new
version, the update routine will probably turn it off first. If
the Windows firewall isn't running, you will temporarily be left
with no running firewall, which is very dangerous. So turn on the
Windows firewall temporarily before doing maintenance on your
third-party firewall.

See
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/firewall.mspx

which includes the following:

"Q. Should I use both the built-in firewall and a software
firewall from a different company on my Windows XP computer?

"A. No. Running multiple software firewalls is unnecessary for
typical home computers, home networking, and small-business
networking scenarios. Using two firewalls on the same connection
could cause issues with connectivity to the Internet or other
unexpected behavior. One firewall, whether it is the Windows XP
Internet Connection Firewall or a different software firewall,
can provide substantial protection for your computer."


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Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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"Ken Blake" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message
news:OEbtJqQ6EHA.1260@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> In news:%23KQnyKQ6EHA.2540@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl,
> Karen F <jakeyboy@frontiernet.net> typed:
>
> > Can I activate both the WindowsXP firewall and use the Zone
> > Alarm firewall also?
>
> You can, but the question is "should you?" You'll find those with
> different points on view on this. Here's mine: don't run two
> firewalls. You achieve no extra protection, you incur the extra
> overhead of running two firewalls, and you run the risk (probably
> small, but not zero) of conflicts between them.
>
> The Windows firewall monitors incoming traffic only. Almost any
> third-party firewall will also monitor outbound traffic, stopping
> rogue programs trying to call home, and is a better choice.
>
> Also note that if you update your third-party firewall to a new
> version, the update routine will probably turn it off first. If
> the Windows firewall isn't running, you will temporarily be left
> with no running firewall, which is very dangerous. So turn on the
> Windows firewall temporarily before doing maintenance on your
> third-party firewall.
>
> See
> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/firewall.mspx
>
> which includes the following:
>
> "Q. Should I use both the built-in firewall and a software
> firewall from a different company on my Windows XP computer?
>
> "A. No. Running multiple software firewalls is unnecessary for
> typical home computers, home networking, and small-business
> networking scenarios. Using two firewalls on the same connection
> could cause issues with connectivity to the Internet or other
> unexpected behavior. One firewall, whether it is the Windows XP
> Internet Connection Firewall or a different software firewall,
> can provide substantial protection for your computer."
>
>
> --
> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
> Please reply to the newsgroup
>
>

Ken,

I like this last piece of advice - I had not considered that, but since I
always do a Clean Install of Zone Alarm, I will follow your advice.

 

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"Darrell" <Darrell@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi Karen,
>
> You only need one softwware firewall running at a time. Deactivate the
> Windows firewall and run ZoneAlarm. ZoneAlarm monitors incoming and
> outgoing
> activity whereas Windows firewall only monitors incoming activity.

That is not completely accurate. If SP2 is installed, then it also somewhat
monitors outgoing activity.


>
> "Karen F" wrote:
>
>> Can I activate both the WindowsXP firewall and use the Zone Alarm
>> firewall
>> also? Thanks.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>

 

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In news:TwHyd.623021$D%.12181@attbi_s51,
Johnny Lingo <johnnylingo@spammenot.com> typed:

> "Darrell" <Darrell@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> newsD7477B6-611A-42FF-9BC9-80BC2C21865D@microsoft.com...
>> Hi Karen,
>>
>> You only need one softwware firewall running at a time.
>> Deactivate
>> the Windows firewall and run ZoneAlarm. ZoneAlarm monitors
>> incoming
>> and outgoing
>> activity whereas Windows firewall only monitors incoming
>> activity.
>
> That is not completely accurate. If SP2 is installed, then it
> also
> somewhat monitors outgoing activity.


No, what Johnny Longo said *is* completely accurate. WIth or
without SP2, the Windows firewall does not monitor outgoing
activity at all.

--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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"Ken Blake" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message
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> In news:TwHyd.623021$D%.12181@attbi_s51,
> Johnny Lingo <johnnylingo@spammenot.com> typed:
>
>> "Darrell" <Darrell@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> newsD7477B6-611A-42FF-9BC9-80BC2C21865D@microsoft.com...
>>> Hi Karen,
>>>
>>> You only need one softwware firewall running at a time.
>>> Deactivate
>>> the Windows firewall and run ZoneAlarm. ZoneAlarm monitors
>>> incoming
>>> and outgoing
>>> activity whereas Windows firewall only monitors incoming
>>> activity.
>>
>> That is not completely accurate. If SP2 is installed, then it
>> also
>> somewhat monitors outgoing activity.
>
>
> No, what Johnny Longo said *is* completely accurate. WIth or
> without SP2, the Windows firewall does not monitor outgoing
> activity at all.

Correct.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
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