Is it alright to have only a norton firewall on or just the windows firewall on or both please help me.
2006-11-08 12:07:23 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
More then one firewall will cause conflict with your system.
If you are going to use Nortons Firewall, you must go into your start=settings=control panel, and look for the badge shape icon that says. security center. Open and turn off Microsoft Windows firewall. Microsoft Windows firewall, only gives you one way protection. A true firewall as to give you incoming protection from rogue ports and outgoing protection from private data leaving your pc without your permission.
On a professional level I consider both garbage. (This is really not your issue).
I use http://www.zonealarm.com as I consider ZoneAlarm free version far superior to either Nortons or Windows.
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Clinical Psychiatrist, France
2006-11-08 12:16:47 · answer #1 · answered by MINDDOCTOR 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
USE only ONE SOFTWARE FIREWALL!
And understand that a Software Firewall is not as good as a HARDWARE FIREWALL...like in a Linksys WRT54G ROUTER.
Hardware Firewalls built into routers make the computer INVISIBLE on the internet, and no ports can be opened from the outside....BUT you can allow a port to be opened IF you ok the request FROM within your computer....that's how a Firewall works! So protect yourself, and you only need 1 Firewall....But I prefer the Rock Solid Firewall built into all routers.....
2006-11-08 20:23:12 · answer #2 · answered by reggieman 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just use the Windows Firewall , and get rid of Norton!!! Its a memory hog
2006-11-08 20:09:38 · answer #3 · answered by ProTechHosting.net 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first things first, never use to firewalls at the same time. having them both enabled would slowdown your processes consequently causing conflict on your computer's system.
with windows firewall, its just an added feature from having a service pack 2. it works , but, from my experience, that good.
and tech support is not that vast.
with norton, you might have to pay for it. it has tech support but the it does take too much space.
i might have to go with norton.
2006-11-08 20:42:57 · answer #4 · answered by r-mean 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nortons will do fine if you use win xp firewall that is not as good as 3rd party firewall
2006-11-08 20:10:22 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
dont know what the hell you are talking about but that is the name of a very good movie
2006-11-08 20:14:51 · answer #6 · answered by iamrawrness. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋