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In news:11cbg046720ij1a@corp.supernews.com,
Bart <bsmart@nospamnet.invalid> typed:
> Sorry for not being more clear about Panda's nagging. Panda
> has a
> popup that tell me that their firewall isn't turned on and
> don't I
> want it to be? It pops up many times in a session and to avoid
> the
> hassle I enabled Panda and disabled XP FW. Now I have the
> LinkSys
> and the software FW from Panda running. I have yet to have a
> conflict and have yet to have a problem with info leaving my
> machine.
> Thanks for the response. Great people here!
You're talking about running both a software and a hardware
"firewall" (even if the router isn't exactly a firewall, it
performs firewall-like functions)? No, there's no risk of
conflicts between the two. The potential for conflict is if you
have two pieces of software simultaneously performaing similar
functions.
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Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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> PS: the LinkSys router is a BEFW11S4 four port wireless
>
> Bart
> "Leythos" <void@nowhere.lan> wrote in message
> news:MPG.1d2f28997734c6c0989955@news-server.columbus.rr.com...
>> In article <11c7tedgt96lq0f@corp.supernews.com>,
>> bsmart@nospamnet.invalid says...
>>>
>>> My wireless router has a firewall, my A/V has a firewall, my
>>> XP OS
>>> has a firewall. LinkSys say theirs is the best,
>>
>> The "Linksys" device IS NOT A FIREWALL, it only blocks
>> unsolicited
>> INBOUND connections. This means that anything your machine
>> contacts
>> can also reverse contact your machine. There is no firewall,
>> it's
>> just the way that NAT works. Do not confuse it with a firewall
>> for
>> any reason. With that being said, NAT is a great barrier for
>> unsolicited traffic,
>> but it doesn't block outbound if one of your computers gets
>> infected
>> and starts attacking other computers on the internet.
>>
>>> Panda Titanium bugs the heck out
>>> of me if theirs isn't turned on, people say that XP's version
>>> is
>>> worthless.
>>
>> While XP Fw is not worthless, you have to ask yourself, if the
>> OS
>> wasn't secure in the first place, and new exploits are found
>> every
>> month, how solid can the Fw, by the same vendor, be at
>> protecting
>> your computer.
>>> Can all these firewalls conflict and cause problems or is it
>>> like
>>> looking through three panes of glass? Should I leave all
>>> three
>>> enabled? Or, un-enable the Panda and XP? I'm not sure if I
>>> can
>>> stop the LinkSys firewall
>>> easily.
>>
>> The Linksys NAT device is a must, leave it on at all times -
>> you must
>> have the BEFSX41 unit, it's the only one that has a "firewall"
>> enable
>> setting, you don't really need the "Firewall" enabled in the
>> SX, as
>> NAT is doing most all of the work.
>>
>> As for Panda, you've not told us what it's complaining about,
>> so it's
>> hard to say.
>>
>> XP FW? Well, I would never use two software firewalls on the
>> same
>> computer at the same time, so, pick one and use it. Try
>> ZoneAlarm
>> Personal, I trust it for the most part and it's easy for home
>> users
>> to setup and run.
>>
>>
>>
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