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jadedFri Dec-14-01 12:16 AM
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"Best XP firewall other than Zone Alarm?"


          

What's the opinion for the best firewall that works well with XP Pro, other than Zone Alarm? Grogan mentioned one in a recent reply to a post, but darned if I can find it in Search. Thanks.

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RoperaFri Dec-14-01 12:20 AM
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#1. "RE: Best XP firewall other than Zone Alarm?"
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Norton Firewall

  
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SonnyFri Dec-14-01 12:52 AM
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#2. "RE: Best XP firewall other than Zone Alarm?"
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Zone Alarm Professional.




  
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simonc_999Fri Dec-14-01 12:55 AM
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#3. "RE: Best XP firewall other than Zone Alarm?"
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black ice defender

Heard very good things

  
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Paul DFri Dec-14-01 12:57 AM
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#4. "RE: Best XP firewall other than Zone Alarm?"
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Black Ice doesn't seem to be very well-regarded here.

Doesn't XP have a built-in firewall?


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rhbowlerFri Dec-14-01 01:03 AM
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#5. "RE: Best XP firewall other than Zone Alarm?"
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XP's internal firewall is pretty good, it shows all ports as stealth at GRC, however, the XP firewall ONLY blocks incoming, ,not outgoing.


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garbruFri Dec-14-01 04:05 AM
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#6. "RE: Best XP firewall other than Zone Alarm?"
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Id have to second Norton Firewall. I think its underated.


  
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ScotterpopsFri Dec-14-01 05:01 AM
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#7. "RE: Best XP firewall other than Zone Alarm?"
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Tiny Personal Firewall works very well with XP and is very easy on resources.   I use it in XP because it's on a laptop and I'm trying to optimize every aspect of the installation.   TPF is 'lighter' that ZA and it has been my experience (purely through observation) that it loads earlier in the boot process.   As nefarious as WinXP is about dialing out, I would not rely solely on the built-in firewall (which is often off by default upon installation).


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SloHandsFri Dec-14-01 05:03 AM
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#8. "RE: Best XP firewall other than Zone Alarm?"
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FREE firewall that is an equal to ZoneAlarm? (Some say better)

Try Tiny Firewall from this link.

Save yourself some money!

Slo Hands

  
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DarrenFri Dec-14-01 05:14 AM
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#9. "RE: Best XP firewall other than Zone Alarm?"
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I'm with Scotter & Slowhands on this one...Tiny Personal Firewall works great on Win XP. I would consider nothing else. If it ever goes pay, I will gladly shell out the bucks.

  
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D. ManleyFri Dec-14-01 05:31 AM
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#10. "RE: Best XP firewall other than Zone Alarm?"
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Shhh, Darren...they may be listening.




  
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