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which firewall
Name: octo Date: August 27, 2004 at 13:46:20 Pacific OS: winxp CPU/Ram: 950/512
Comment:
hi,
I know i asked this in the other forum but i figured i posted this same problem inthe wrong place... so here it is again.
just installed sp2 and i'm having difficulty deciding whether to use sp2 firewall (windows new firwall) or stick to my sygate pro firewall?
Name: JohnO Date: August 27, 2004 at 15:34:28 Pacific
Reply:
Disable the XP sp2 firewall. It only works on incoming. Sygate is fine .
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Response Number 2
Name: XpUser Date: August 27, 2004 at 16:40:22 Pacific
Reply:
I will repeat here for you what I have just stated in your other POST:
I don't think its wise to run two software firewalls at the same time in the background. I read from aumha.org website that this can cause both firewalls to stop working altogether.
i_XpUser
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Response Number 3
Name: foxxkat Date: August 29, 2004 at 03:30:56 Pacific
Reply:
i vote sysgate. since wen a default windows component can outperform a 3rd party one?
Summary: At the moment I am only running the xp firewall, I did have zonealarm but it was not compatible with a couple of programmes I use so had to stop. I am on a tight budget and would like to know which is...
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