Windows Firewall

Discussion in 'other firewalls' started by Sunnysdsr, Jul 23, 2006.

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  1. Sunnysdsr

    Sunnysdsr Registered Member

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    Hey, I'm currently running ZA Pro along with Windows Firewall+SP2 but the problem is after a reboot of my pc, the Windows Firewall is automatically disabled even when I set it onto enabled. Please, help.
     
    Sunnysdsr, Jul 23, 2006
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  2. Tommy

    Tommy Registered Member

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    IMHO ZA disables the Windows FW, but i am not sure, and by the way i don't
    think it is recomandable to run both FW parallel.
     
    Tommy, Jul 23, 2006
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  3. Sunnysdsr

    Sunnysdsr Registered Member

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    Thanks for the reply. Hmm.. is it possible for me to configure Zonealarm to not disable the Windows firewall?
     
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    bigc73542 Retired Moderator

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    Is there a particular reason you want to run two firewalls at the same time??
     
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    Can't tell, i am using Jetico, but as also @bigc73542 asked, why _two_ firewalls?
     
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  6. ronjor

    ronjor Global Moderator

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    Zone Alarm disables the Windows firewall by default. If you uninstall Zone Alarm, it should re-enable the Windows firewall.

    This eliminates possible conflicts between firewalls.

    You don't need two firewalls running at the same time.
     
    ronjor, Jul 23, 2006
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  7. Sunnysdsr

    Sunnysdsr Registered Member

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    Thanks for the replies guys. I just thought running two firewalls at once would provide more security, but I guess it really dosen't make a difference.
     
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    bigc73542 Retired Moderator

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    It really does make a difference. Running two firewalls can actually lessen your protection as they both try to use the same resources. And they might cancel each other out.
     
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  9. JRCATES

    JRCATES Registered Member

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    Hi bigc,

    I'm assuming that this refers to SOFTWARE firewalls only....and not if a user is behind a hardware dual firewall/router (NAT+SPI) AND is using a software firewall with both inbound and outbound protection enabled......correct?
     
    JRCATES, Jul 24, 2006
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  10. Stem

    Stem Firewall Expert

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    Yes,.. correct.
     
    Stem, Jul 25, 2006
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