Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software
bchacc at san.rr.com
Mon Oct 10 08:08:06 CDT 2005
What is the risk with outbound comms? Can you have a problem even though you're behind the router firewall? And if so, how? Rocky ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Colby" <jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com> To: "'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'" <accessd at databaseadvisors.com> Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 4:25 AM Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT: Firewall >I am behind a router. Software firewalls are great for checking up on > OUTBOUND comms. > > John W. Colby > www.ColbyConsulting.com > > Contribute your unused CPU cycles to a good cause: > http://folding.stanford.edu/ > > -----Original Message----- > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin - > Beach Access Software > Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 12:27 AM > To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving > Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT: Firewall > > > Are you behind a router firewall? Is that sufficient? > > Rocky > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Colby" <jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com> > To: "'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'" > <accessd at databaseadvisors.com> > Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2005 3:01 PM > Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT: Firewall > > >>I use Sygate personal on all of my machines. Works fine, lasts a long >>time, >> with proper maintenance. >> >> John W. Colby >> www.ColbyConsulting.com >> >> Contribute your unused CPU cycles to a good cause: >> http://folding.stanford.edu/ >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky >> Smolin - Beach Access Software >> Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2005 11:07 AM >> To: AccessD at databaseadvisors.com >> Subject: [AccessD] OT: Firewall >> >> >> I\'m having a huge problem getting Zone Alarm on one of our computers >> I've >> used it for years with no problem, upgraded this one box from Version 3 >> to >> the latest, it blocks internet access and give a page full of >> instructions >> on how to solve the problem - none of which work. >> >> Uninstalled, reinstalled, cleaned registry per their instructions, >> renamed >> the internet log, blah, blah. >> >> At the moment the machine is behind the router firewall (like all of >> them) so I don't know if I should be too concerned but I've always run >> a firewall on each machine in addition to the hardware firewall in the >> Linksys. >> >> I'm not wedded to Zone Alarm and I'm looking at Sygate's product ( >> another free one : http://smb.sygate.com/products/spf_standard.htm) . >> Anyone know about this? Any other recommendations for a personal >> firewall? >> >> Thanks and regards, >> >> Rocky >> -- >> AccessD mailing list >> AccessD at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >> >> >> -- >> AccessD mailing list >> AccessD at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >> > > -- > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > -- > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com