Win XP firewall

I know that the WinXP firewall is pretty basic and does not check
out-going traffic. If I got a full-service firewall like Kerio, say,
or any other, would it be acceptable just to turn off the XP firewall?
If it were left running, would the 2 firewalls interefere with one
another?
John.
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In message <(E-Mail Removed)>, John Edgar
<(E-Mail Removed)> writes
>I know that the WinXP firewall is pretty basic and does not check
>out-going traffic. If I got a full-service firewall like Kerio, say,
>or any other, would it be acceptable just to turn off the XP firewall?
>If it were left running, would the 2 firewalls interefere with one
>another?

I run Sygate firewall and have turned off the XP firewall. Everything
runs exactly as I would expect it to. I can't see any point in trying
to run them in parallel especially when the XP firewall wants to open
some ports I would prefer to be closed.

Malcolm

Yes buy something else and turn it off, I use norton and have no problems at
all

Glenn


"John Edgar" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I know that the WinXP firewall is pretty basic and does not check
> out-going traffic. If I got a full-service firewall like Kerio, say,
> or any other, would it be acceptable just to turn off the XP firewall?
> If it were left running, would the 2 firewalls interefere with one
> another?
> John.
> In limine sapientiae

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>,
(E-Mail Removed) says...
:: If I got a full-service firewall like Kerio, say,
:: or any other, would it be acceptable just to turn off the XP firewall?

Yes

:: If it were left running, would the 2 firewalls interefere with one
:: another?

Yes


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TBL

On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 15:27:36 +0100, Malcolm Loades
<news-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>In message <(E-Mail Removed)>, John Edgar
><(E-Mail Removed)> writes
>>I know that the WinXP firewall is pretty basic and does not check
>>out-going traffic. If I got a full-service firewall like Kerio, say,
>>or any other, would it be acceptable just to turn off the XP firewall?
>>If it were left running, would the 2 firewalls interefere with one
>>another?
>
>I run Sygate firewall and have turned off the XP firewall. Everything
>runs exactly as I would expect it to. I can't see any point in trying
>to run them in parallel especially when the XP firewall wants to open
>some ports I would prefer to be closed.
>
>Malcolm


Thanks. Do you know which ports it tries to open?
John.
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In message <(E-Mail Removed)>, John Edgar
<(E-Mail Removed)> writes
>On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 15:27:36 +0100, Malcolm Loades
><news-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>In message <(E-Mail Removed)>, John Edgar
>><(E-Mail Removed)> writes
>>>I know that the WinXP firewall is pretty basic and does not check
>>>out-going traffic. If I got a full-service firewall like Kerio, say,
>>>or any other, would it be acceptable just to turn off the XP firewall?
>>>If it were left running, would the 2 firewalls interefere with one
>>>another?
>>
>>I run Sygate firewall and have turned off the XP firewall. Everything
>>runs exactly as I would expect it to. I can't see any point in trying
>>to run them in parallel especially when the XP firewall wants to open
>>some ports I would prefer to be closed.
>>
>>Malcolm
>
>
>Thanks. Do you know which ports it tries to open?

The one I remember is 5000 but there were others.

Try the ShieldsUp scan with only the XP firewall running and you'll soon
see what's open, other ports may be blocked but not stealthed. I'd far
sooner *nothing* was visible to the outside world, if you can't be seen
to exist you're not much of a target for those with evil intent!
--
Malcolm

Malcolm Loades writes

> I can't see any point in trying to run them in parallel especially
>when the XP firewall wants to open some ports I would prefer to be
>closed.

Apart from anything else it would use up System resources.
Norton IS has a marked effect on my wife's Duron 600 laptop.

--
Trevor Dennis
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no problems running XP's and Sygate here

"TBL" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> In article <(E-Mail Removed)>,
> (E-Mail Removed) says...
> :: If I got a full-service firewall like Kerio, say,
> :: or any other, would it be acceptable just to turn off the XP firewall?
>
> Yes
>
> :: If it were left running, would the 2 firewalls interefere with one
> :: another?
>
> Yes
>
>
> --
> TBL

On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 17:09:27 +0100, Malcolm Loades
<news-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>In message <(E-Mail Removed)>, John Edgar
><(E-Mail Removed)> writes
>>On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 15:27:36 +0100, Malcolm Loades
>><news-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>>In message <(E-Mail Removed)>, John Edgar
>>><(E-Mail Removed)> writes
>>>>I know that the WinXP firewall is pretty basic and does not check
>>>>out-going traffic. If I got a full-service firewall like Kerio, say,
>>>>or any other, would it be acceptable just to turn off the XP firewall?
>>>>If it were left running, would the 2 firewalls interefere with one
>>>>another?
>>>
>>>I run Sygate firewall and have turned off the XP firewall. Everything
>>>runs exactly as I would expect it to. I can't see any point in trying
>>>to run them in parallel especially when the XP firewall wants to open
>>>some ports I would prefer to be closed.
>>>
>>>Malcolm
>>
>>
>>Thanks. Do you know which ports it tries to open?
>
>The one I remember is 5000 but there were others.
>
>Try the ShieldsUp scan with only the XP firewall running and you'll soon
>see what's open, other ports may be blocked but not stealthed. I'd far
>sooner *nothing* was visible to the outside world, if you can't be seen
>to exist you're not much of a target for those with evil intent!

On the occasions I have done this on the Symantec web site (I use the
Norton AV program) all my ports showed as stealth - none was visible.
John
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On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 18:39:44 -0000, "Jon Svensson"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>no problems running XP's and Sygate here
>
Is the Sygate Personal Firewall 5.1 any good? You seem to imply that I
could run it as well as the XP firewall together and that they will
not interfere. Is that what you mean?
John.
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