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XP Firewall - cannot access Interne
Name: Harry Date: July 6, 2004 at 11:25:12 Pacific OS: win XP Pro CPU/Ram: 496 MB Ram
Comment:
When I turn on the XP Firewall I cannot access the internet. Zone alarm does not interfere. Any ideas why the XP firewall is not allowing me to access the internet? Turn off XP and I can get on the net.
Name: Solarian Date: July 6, 2004 at 11:36:33 Pacific
Reply:
Harry:
If you're already running Zone Alarm, you don't need XP's firewall, or any other secondary software firewall. They can interfere with each other.
If you want extra protection, invest in a good router (hardware firewall).
Solarian
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Response Number 2
Name: zorki1c Date: July 6, 2004 at 12:25:52 Pacific
Reply:
In the current test version of XP SP2 a pop up warns tou not to run two firewalls at the same tme. I turned off Zone Alarm and things seem to be working OK. Time will tell if the XP firewall offers as much protection.
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Response Number 3
Name: XpUser Date: July 6, 2004 at 12:32:09 Pacific
Reply:
The reason why you should not run two firewalls is that they can stop working altogether due to conflicts.
i_XpUser
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Response Number 4
Name: Harry Date: July 6, 2004 at 12:43:03 Pacific
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