Third party firewall

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Which 3rd party internet protection software are you using? Each has it's
own "quirks" that need to be adjusted.

"yba02" wrote:

> Hi,
> I have a small office 802.11g network on machines running XP Pro SP2.
> I also have a third party internet protection software including a firewall.
> When that firewall is up, exploration and pinging other systems is not
> possible.
> What ports to open and what services to allow access so that member PCs can
> communicate easily.
> Thanks
> Yba

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In newsardk5$fsl$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk,
Alan Smith <alan@hidden.email> typed:

> Don't bother with software, buy a hardware firewall. It's more
> secure.


It might be more secure in some senses, but it does nothing to
stop spyware programs trying to call home. For that reason, I
would recommend using a software firewall even if there was a
hardware one present.


--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
Please reply to the newsgroup

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ZoneAlarm is still being rated as the best software firewall available.

"yba02" <yba02@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:72E58CBA-7178-4ECD-B6E9-692FDA36B06D@microsoft.com...
> Panda Platinum Internet Security 2005.
> Thanks
> Yba.
>
> "Ken Blake" wrote:
>
>> In newsardk5$fsl$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk,
>> Alan Smith <alan@hidden.email> typed:
>>
>> > Don't bother with software, buy a hardware firewall. It's more
>> > secure.
>>
>>
>> It might be more secure in some senses, but it does nothing to
>> stop spyware programs trying to call home. For that reason, I
>> would recommend using a software firewall even if there was a
>> hardware one present.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
>> Please reply to the newsgroup
>>
>>
>>

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Fellows, I still need to allow certain ports through the firewall?
Thanks
Yba.

"James" wrote:

> Jerry wrote:
> > ZoneAlarm is still being rated as the best software firewall available.
> >
> > "yba02" <yba02@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:72E58CBA-7178-4ECD-B6E9-692FDA36B06D@microsoft.com...
> >
> >>Panda Platinum Internet Security 2005.
> >>Thanks
> >>Yba.
>
>
> Just curious, but "who" is doing the rating?
>