Re: Modem with NAT firewall, does it also need a software firewall?

[Bucky Breeder <be.here.now@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mikey <Mikey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in 
news:4891D7B5.D8D3AB5F@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:

> Recently purchased a Zoom 5660 modem / router.  It has a
> Network Address Translation firewall and Stateful Packet
> Inspection.  The Windows XP computer it's installed on also
> has Zonealarm (free version) installed.  Is Zonealarm still
> neccesary with this modem or can it be uninstalled?

The modem/router's NAT firewall will block rouge packets
from "coming in" to your machine from the WAN... most
good ones will stop anyone on the WAN from seeing you in
fact, if you have those settings... You'd be "cloaked".

You need to deal with Ident port 113...  but that's
a whole 'nother discussion...

A [good] software firewall is useful for keeping a check
on unauthorized packets from "going out" from your machine...

ZoneAlarm Free was not the best choice for me in my LAN.

ZA Pro later versions were too clunky and too many st00pid
extras to be effacacious for me...

I'm still liking ZA Pro v5.5.094.000.  If you look around
you should be able to find a key to borrow and/or download
the try-it from the ZA website :

http://download.zonealarm.com/bin/free/1026_trial/zapSetup_55_094_000.exe

Try it, or not... If you like it you could buy it.  Sooner or later
that vsmon engine is going to be obsolete, but so far so good...

HTH.  Have a nice day.

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