madboy33 Posted June 9, 2003 Report Share Posted June 9, 2003 Just a little tip here folks I just re-formatted hard drive and re-installed XP I Re-Installed my Sygate Firewall and wondered why i could not access my FTP website and some other sites. I had a conflict, the XP firewall and Sygates firewall Just a tip here, Turn OFF the XP firewall before Installing any other firewall madboy33 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Posted June 9, 2003 Report Share Posted June 9, 2003 When i first installed XP this time last year i came across the same problem with norton.I couldnt figure out what was causing the problem, but i stumbled upon the XP firewall thing about 1 month later!Infact i had found a problem with the XP firewall today. It was preventing my wireless network from sharing files and printers.So yet another reason to turn if off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madboy33 Posted June 9, 2003 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2003 Hi CraigI was baffled why i could not access my FTP account and Front Page could not connect either.Then i turned off my Sygate firewall amd sat there stumped until i had that lightbulb flash above my head saying "Damn Damn Damn XP firewall"Turned it off and no problems since :D :D :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Posted June 9, 2003 Report Share Posted June 9, 2003 Its nice to know that two firewalls combined are working overtime, but maybe just a little too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark2 Posted June 9, 2003 Report Share Posted June 9, 2003 Before I got XP I'd heard 2 things about XP's firewall1 it wouldn't stop outgoing traffic2 caused all sorts of odd conflicts.Never got a chance to start <_> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted June 10, 2003 Report Share Posted June 10, 2003 I've not heard a good thing yet about XP's firewall. It only works one way and is a waste of space. I swear by Norton 2003. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madboy33 Posted June 10, 2003 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2003 yeah a firewall that stops things coming in is a good idea, but a firewall that lets Trojans, programmes out is not a good firewall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redhat Posted June 14, 2003 Report Share Posted June 14, 2003 For strong configuration and protection (and freeware) Kerio 2.1.5 is good. Zonealarm is adequate for install-and-forget. Links: http://www.kerio.com http://www.zonelabs.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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