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Paul -The Mad Hatter
10-01-01, 08:46 PM
Well, is it safe to have your comp connected 24/7 w/ out a firewall?
thanks
Amedeo602
10-01-01, 08:50 PM
it's not harmful in itself, but there's no real reason to be without a firewall. zonealarm is a good, free software solution and imo it's worth it just for the piece of mind
sockmonkey
10-01-01, 08:53 PM
it's safe to drive around without a seatbelt on as long as noone crashes into you.(i love analogies!)
Paul -The Mad Hatter
10-01-01, 09:03 PM
Ok i'll check out ZoneAlarm. in a few weks i'll be getting a router which will most likly have a firewall bult in.so i think i'll be ok untill then.


thanks

paul
Jon
10-01-01, 09:30 PM
Been behind my NetGear router for 2 years and haven't used a firewall at all in that time.

No unwanted pests either.
Amedeo602
10-02-01, 07:47 AM
Originally posted by Paul -The Mad Hatter
Ok i'll check out ZoneAlarm. in a few weks i'll be getting a router which will most likly have a firewall bult in.so i think i'll be ok untill then.


thanks

paul

my router is a cheap DI-804 that I got from amazon for <$100....lots of nice features for the $$...it has an integrated 4 port switch, NAT, DHCP, firewall, etc...check it out if you're looking for something inexpensive
Barium56
10-02-01, 07:50 PM
Originally posted by Paul -The Mad Hatter
Well, is it safe to have your comp connected 24/7 w/ out a firewall?
thanks

One word: No. I have BlackIce Defender and I've gotten 210 attacks in the last 2 months, most of which were HTTP or TCP port probes, but many were Sub7's and NetBus attempts. If you download S7 or NetBus or BO by mistake, you're likely to be hacked rather quickly

Get your firewall ASAP
rugby
10-02-01, 08:32 PM
IF you hang your computer out somebody will stick something in it.
jbell
10-03-01, 02:29 AM
Get the firewall - can't hurt to have it but going without is risky
Amedeo602
10-03-01, 05:45 AM
Originally posted by jbell
Get the firewall - can't hurt to have it but going without is risky

and plus zonealarm's free so not having $$ isn't an excuse :)
Crash893
10-04-01, 05:31 PM
Originally posted by Jon
Been behind my NetGear router for 2 years and haven't used a firewall at all in that time.

No unwanted pests either.

how would you know?