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Name: damian
Date: April 13, 2003 at 12:13:48 Pacific
Subject: proxy vs firewall
OS: windows millenium
CPU/Ram: 128mb
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hi i was wondering if having a firewall is the same thing as having a proxy web Anonymizer or will a good firewall do the trick i want to bloack peolpe at a website from accesing my ip tanks you all..!i


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Response Number 1
Name: damian
Date: April 13, 2003 at 13:39:00 Pacific
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i dont wana wait until tomorrow seem pretty easy question to answer anyone..>>>>>????????????????????


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Response Number 2
Name: damian
Date: April 13, 2003 at 14:30:51 Pacific
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or ist it both the same is there a difference..?????????


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Response Number 3
Name: damian
Date: April 13, 2003 at 16:48:28 Pacific
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i dont wana repost my question again !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:(


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Response Number 4
Name: ...
Date: April 13, 2003 at 17:02:46 Pacific
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" i want to bloack peolpe at a website from accesing my ip tanks "

I can see why.


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Response Number 5
Name: damian
Date: April 13, 2003 at 17:06:44 Pacific
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thank it im gonna repost!!!!!!!!!!!!


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Response Number 6
Name: ...
Date: April 13, 2003 at 17:16:31 Pacific
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It's not the spelling.


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Response Number 7
Name: damian
Date: April 13, 2003 at 17:46:34 Pacific
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thanks for nothing!!!!


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Response Number 8
Name: smeagol
Date: April 14, 2003 at 06:58:10 Pacific
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with 5 mins using the search located on the side of the page u could have pulled out heaps of stuff on this topic.

As for blocking a website from getting your IP address it's not a good idea (were are they going to send the html ??}

You can proxy it but unless u are doing somthing naughty its not really worth it with all the other options out there (firewalls nats ect)


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Response Number 9
Name: damian
Date: April 14, 2003 at 15:00:22 Pacific
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thanks alot someone with lots of info that gives me something to think about.:)


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Response Number 10
Name: EC
Date: April 14, 2003 at 18:33:48 Pacific
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Just use a software firewall like ZONE ALARM (outbound)and then use a hardware router (inbound) like NETGEAR or LINKSYS or ZYXEL.


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Response Number 11
Name: suzi
Date: April 14, 2003 at 21:22:48 Pacific
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and be patient for goodness sakes. And use the searh feature as suggested before.


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Response Number 12
Name: damian
Date: April 15, 2003 at 14:04:31 Pacific
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cool i will keep that im nind>>!!!!!!!!!!:)


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