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Celestra
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 Posted: 09/03/04 - 12:33 Post subject: Firewall
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Have been using zone-alarm, and it keeps giving me a runtime error. I have been trying to fix it by doing a /clean install and stuff, but it doesn't work.
Anyone that can point me to a similar program that is not a fat resource hog that's gonna freeze my s****y computer and works the first try?
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Zwadrich
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Joined: 12 Oct 2002
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Location: The Netherlands
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Posted: 09/03/04 - 12:34 Post subject:
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throw away your computer
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Celestra
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Posted: 09/03/04 - 12:35 Post subject:
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but how shall we cyber?
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Owyyn
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Posted: 09/03/04 - 12:42 Post subject:
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Get a firewall that doesn't run on your own machine.
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Celestra
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Posted: 09/03/04 - 12:47 Post subject:
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| Owyyn wrote: | | Get a firewall that doesn't run on your own machine. |
What?
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Owyyn
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Posted: 09/03/04 - 12:50 Post subject:
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Put it on a seperate computer and use it as your gateway.
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Celestra
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Posted: 09/03/04 - 12:54 Post subject:
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I only have one computer.
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Tav
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Joined: 11 Oct 2002
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Posted: 09/03/04 - 12:55 Post subject:
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SP2!
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Frashii
Sir Postalot
Joined: 11 Oct 2002
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Location: Anchorage, AK
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Posted: 09/03/04 - 13:00 Post subject:
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Cel,
Have you recently installed Windows XP Service pack 2? ie. from Windows Update?
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Celestra
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Posted: 09/03/04 - 13:02 Post subject:
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Oh, no.
I forgot to mention: I'm still ghettoing away on Windows 98...
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euphonious
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Joined: 03 Feb 2003
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Posted: 09/03/04 - 13:19 Post subject:
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| Celestra wrote: | Oh, no.
I forgot to mention: I'm still ghettoing away on Windows 98... |
Upgrade. ;/
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atarom
Dalai Lama of RealPoor
Joined: 11 Oct 2002
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Posted: 09/03/04 - 13:21 Post subject:
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omfg seriously download a copy of winxp pro
you wont regret it
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khrath
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Posted: 09/03/04 - 14:25 Post subject:
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| Owyyn wrote: | | Put it on a seperate computer and use it as your gateway. |
actually, a local firewall like zonealarm that works at the application layer is also a good thing to have.
if i was paranoid i'd go with both, but hating the pop ups from zone alarm evens it out, i hate it
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Celestra
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Posted: 09/03/04 - 19:26 Post subject:
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bump, still need useful working firewall on windows 98
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Nictathan
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Joined: 11 Oct 2002
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Posted: 09/03/04 - 19:30 Post subject:
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I don't even run the firewall on SP2... never been much of a firewall person as I'm not overly paranoid. Someone decides to expend the effort to get into my machine then I can fix anything they f**k up pretty much.
SP2 is great though. No b******t spyware or pop ups. Had formatted and installed it fresh and it has been flawless. I am actually semi impressed by MS.
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khrath
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Posted: 09/03/04 - 21:07 Post subject:
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dude dont use sp2 =(
even microsoft admits that it's f****d up far beyond being easily fixable.
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Nictathan
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Posted: 09/03/04 - 21:09 Post subject:
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| Khrath wrote: | dude dont use sp2 =(
even microsoft admits that it's f****d up far beyond being easily fixable. |
Odd, doesn't seem to be f****d for me 
Maybe my system is just f****d so the f****d software works???
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khrath
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Posted: 09/03/04 - 21:09 Post subject:
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"So did Slashdotters call this one? Windows XP SP2 seems not to be so secure after all. A Register reporter goes in depth to find out just how safe a fresh install is. He provides a list of which dangerous ports are left open and which services are left on by default. I guess now we know why Microsoft's security timetable is 10 years." Reader ack154 writes "ZDNet is reporting that many Dell Inspiron users are reporting an extreme performance decrease since installing Windows XP SP2 - decreases as much as from 2.6ghz down to 300mhz. Dell claims no responsibility, claiming it is 'externally loaded software' and they don't support it. In the mean time there has been a fix posted on Dell's forums, which rolls back the processor driver." Finally, Marxist Hacker 42 writes "Amid complaints of too much XP Service Pack 2 coverage on ZD Net, David Berlind writes that Service Pack 2 deserved the scrutiny it got- and charges that it failed to live up to Gates' Trusted Computing Initiative." Finally, Microsoft warns that installing SP2 on a spyware-infested PC is a bad idea.
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Conqueso
Luke Warm
Joined: 25 Jun 2003
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Posted: 09/04/04 - 00:58 Post subject:
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Get a router. You can get rid of the firewall until you upgrade. You will have to worry about outgoing programs without ZA but it is one way to work around your problem.
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Tolanin
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Posted: 09/04/04 - 02:57 Post subject:
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get sygate
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Tanaren
Luke Warm
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Posted: 09/04/04 - 05:54 Post subject:
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Kerio
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Zwadrich
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Posted: 09/04/04 - 05:56 Post subject:
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ya, using a router is a pretty good idea aswell
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