Safe with Windows XP firewall ?

[Guest]

There are a lot of different firewall solutions on the market and I'm wondering if the firewall in Windows XP will be safe enough compared i.e. with the McAfee firewall

I'm working with Windows XP Home Edition on my home computer.

 

[Joe727]

Good question. Since it's so new, who knows? Why not use the free version
of Zone Alarm? I've been using it for more than 5 years.

http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/freeDownload.jsp

Only run one firewall at a time. Running more than one can cause problems.

Joe

 

[Jerry]

XP's built in firewall has been mentioned in various publications as not
worth the powder it would take to blow it up. Go to www.zonelabs.com and get
Zone Alarm instead.

There are a lot of different firewall solutions on the market and I'm

wondering if the firewall in Windows XP will be safe enough compared i.e.
with the McAfee firewall ?

 

[Guest]

If I were to use Zone Alarm, do I have to disable the XP Firewall? If so, how is that done?

 

[Fritz]

It's so new?

Good question. Since it's so new, who knows? Why not use the free
version of Zone Alarm? I've been using it for more than 5 years.

http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/freeDownload.jsp

Only run one firewall at a time. Running more than one can cause
problems.

Joe

 

[Joe727]

The two way firewall in XP SP2 Beta is, which is what I have installed. The
firewall in XP SP1 is only a one-way firewall since it only blocks incoming
problems. It doesn't prevent programs from accessing the internet.

Joe