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RE: FN-FORUM Firewalls - ZoneAlarm

date posted 18th July 2001 17:52

> (handy for playing games if you're paranoid)

Firewalls add to the lag you will get when playing online games though... so
I normally turn mine off, along with ICQ and any other programs accessing
the internet, making it *harder* to get my ip through an internal program...

Matt

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Matt Russell
http://www.i-fire.co.uk
i:fire digital media
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL REMOVED]
> [EMAIL REMOVED] Behalf Of Norman Beresford
> Sent: 18 July 2001 17:30
> To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
> Subject: Re: FN-FORUM Firewalls - ZoneAlarm
>
>
> Simple.
>
> You set it running. When ever a program tries to access your computer or
> the internet from your computer it asks you if you want to let
> it. You can
> tell it to remember what you've let through etc. Also allows you
> to turn on
> an internet lock which shuts off all internet access apart from specified
> programmes (handy for playing games if you're paranoid)
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rob Garbutt" [EMAIL REMOVED]
> To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 4:25 PM
> Subject: Re: FN-FORUM Firewalls - ZoneAlarm
>
>
> > cheers folks...is it easy to set up?
> >
> > Robin Garbutt
> > Portfolio Art & Design Ltd
> > Tel - +44 (0) 1204 383822
> > Fax - +44 (0) 1204 383866
> > Mob - +44 (0) 7811 185490
> > e-mail - [EMAIL REMOVED]
> >
> > For further information please visit us at :-
> > www.portfoliodesign.net
> >
> > The contents of this e-mail are confidential to the ordinary user of the
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> you
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> > otherwise use it or any part of it in any form whatsoever. If you have
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> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Norman Beresford" [EMAIL REMOVED]
> > To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 4:10 PM
> > Subject: Re: FN-FORUM Firewalls - ZoneAlarm
> >
> >
> > > Basically Rob, yes. And not only shaft your work but use
> your computer
> to
> > > launch attacks against other people as well.
> > >
> > > TBH the chances of it happening are still quite slim, but not
> desperately
> > > so. Zone Alarm is free (www.zonelabs.com) so you really might as well
> > > download it and install it now.
> > >
> > > Norman
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Rob Garbutt" [EMAIL REMOVED]
> > > To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 3:38 PM
> > > Subject: Re: FN-FORUM Firewalls - ZoneAlarm
> > >
> > >
> > > > I may seem really thick here cos I know nothing about
> firewalls...until
> > > this
> > > > afternoon...but are you all saying that when I log on through a 56K
> > modem,
> > > > some 13 yearold could climb aboard my pc and shaft all me work from
> the
> > > last
> > > > year?....SHITE...where do I sign for this windows proxy/zone alert
> > > > software?
> > > >
> > > > Robin Garbutt
> > > > Portfolio Art & Design Ltd
> > > > Tel - +44 (0) 1204 383822
> > > > Fax - +44 (0) 1204 383866
> > > > Mob - +44 (0) 7811 185490
> > > > e-mail - [EMAIL REMOVED]
> > > >
> > > > For further information please visit us at :-
> > > > www.portfoliodesign.net
> > > >
> > > > The contents of this e-mail are confidential to the ordinary user of
> the
> > > > e-mail address to which it was addressed and may also be privileged.
> If
> > > you
> > > > are not the addressee of this e-mail you may not copy, forward,
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> > > or
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> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Peter Ebdon" [EMAIL REMOVED]
> > > > To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 3:21 PM
> > > > Subject: RE: FN-FORUM Firewalls - ZoneAlarm
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > This talk scared me into checking my Proxy Server protection and
> > > basically
> > > > > it was crap. It's good for controlling Web and main access on a
> user
> > > > basis
> > > > > but not much cop at protecting you from the outside or from dodgy
> > > torojan
> > > > > horses trying to connect to the outside world.
> > > > >
> > > > > I've just installed the trial version of ZoneAlarm Pro
> 2.6 on top of
> > > Proxy
> > > > > Server on Win 2K and it seems great. It asks for confirmation
> before
> > > any
> > > > > program or network is allowed connection to the Internet. It also
> > > > > successfully blocked all of the 'probings' from grc.com.
> > > > >
> > > > > HTH
> > > > >
> > > > > Pete
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