Mad firewalls

[Guest]

I have two up to date firewalls and one out of date Zone firewall installed
on my computer.....is that over kill....should I be running all three??? I
have no troubles connecting or using the internet except when it comes to
sharing pictures on MSN..it seems to take forever and forever.

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I have Windows Xp . (with out the automatic updates, my p.c has never had a
microsoft update on it yet)
I have cable internet.
I have no networked computers.
I am using McAfee virus protection.
I have the Zone firewall, the McAfee and Windows Xp firewall installed.

 

[Richard Urban]

All you need is one GOOD firewall. The others are redundant and not
necessary, or even useful!

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Regards,

Richard Urban

aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard

If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

 

[Guest]

sorry one firewall is enough, more than one will cause problems like you got
now.

so make your pick and stick with it and unistall rest.

 

[Beck]

I have Windows Xp . (with out the automatic updates, my p.c has never had
a
microsoft update on it yet)

Not really a wise thing to ignore updates, inparticular critical patches.
They are not released just for the sake of it, they are there to protect
your computer and others. Your unpatched machine not only affects yourself
but can affect others online aswell. Please use them

 

[Guest]

So does that mean I can Turn Off the XP internal firewall since I already
have McAfee Personall Firewall Plus running?

 

[Rock]

So does that mean I can Turn Off the XP internal firewall since I already
have McAfee Personall Firewall Plus running?

Yes, in general no need to have more than one firewall. XP's is ok but
it doesn't monitor outbound traffic so using a third party one instead
is a better option.