Zone Alarm V WinXP 1

[gizmo1973]

Have just updgraded to WinXP and when I try to run I.E. I cannot conect to internet or pop severs etc when I am running Zone Alarm, I seem to remember reading somewhere that you cannot run Z.A. with XP is this correct or is there a work around?

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[aquias]

Yes you can run Zone Alarm with XP Pro/Home. We are actually just discussing firewalls in [link=http://tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=989607&page=1]this[/url] thread.

My first suggestion is that you go to start\control panel\windows firewall and, if enabled, disable the windows firewall. You could be experiecing a conflict between the Z.A. firewall and the windows native firewall.

 

[aquias]

Oy, I need to watch my coding on this bloody page, it differs than others.

 

[gizmo1973]

aquias
I can't seem to find anything called Fire Wall in either my control panel (no option called windows either) or in the windows folder on my C drive

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[aquias]

No worries, another method to get to your firewall connection. Find your "My Network Places" icon and follow these steps...

1. right click on "My Network Places", choose Properties
2. On your local are connection, right click and choose properties
3. Choose the Advanced Tab
4. Click the settings tab
5. Disable the firewall

Also, and my apologies for not stating this eariler, if you go to the Control panel you need to be on "Classic View" to see the Firewall icon. I forget there's different settings for this now.

Another way to get to your firewall.

1. Start
2. Control Panel
3. Network and Internet Connections
4. Right click on Local Area Connection and choose properties.
5. Choose the Advanced tab
6. Click on the "Settings" Button
7. Disable the firewall.

 

[gizmo1973]

aquias,

thanks for that, sat behind Z.A. now.
In your opionion (or anyone who cares to commment) whats better? Z.A. (the freeby verison) or the built in XP fire wall?
I'm used to Z.A. as I've used it for years which is why I wanted it on but there's nothing like learning new things!!!

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[aquias]

Heh, again this was just recently discussed! I like the ease of the Windows XP firewall, but another user recently pointed out one of its short comings, that it doesn't monitor outgoing connections as well as something like Z.A will.

However, the Windows Firewall doesn't fire off an alert everytime you sneeze like ZA does.

But both will do an adequate job of protecting your system.

I'd say that if you're comfortable with ZA, stick with it. But take some time to poke around at some functionality that the XP firewall has. I'd expect this to only get more robust in the future so it would be worth keeping up with.

 

[eyec]

you can modify ZA to get rid of the alert windows and yes it does work better than the xp firewall.

 

[tchatzi]

My opinion is to forget about winxp firewall and try these

i hope we have the same version
open ZA

go to section Firewall at tab Main
set Internet Zone Security ->High
set Trusted Zone Security ->Med

on section Program Control at tab Main
set Program Control->Med
set Automatic Lock ->Off

click on the button advance
at the tab Access Permisions
set everything to 'Always ask for permision'

at the tab Alerts $ Functionality
check all choises

on section Program Control at tab Programs
set everything to 'Ask'

on section Alerts & Logs at tab Main
check anything you want, its just the logs

on section ID Lock
set ID Lock to Off

close the window and be sure its running along with the TrueVector Service

now every time a program tries to access the internet or the lan, ZoneAlarm will ask you if you want to let the program access the net,
if you use this program often or is a service like svchost or alike, before you press the 'Yes' button to let it access the net, check the 'Remember this answer the next time i use this program'

In a few days of use everything will be set without any problems.

Now the different between ZA and XPFireWall
My personal opinion and it means you dont have to adopt it
Is that the first is a firewall and the second is not.

check this out

http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/products/xpInfoCenter/index.jsp

So dont stop using ZoneAlarm

Good Luck

 

[sggaunt]

As far as I am aware the XP firewall is pretty weak as far as outgoing stuff is concerned, ZA is strong in both directions.

Phil
I had a problem with ZA coneting to POP servers, coulndt get it to work with Internet security set to High, somthing to do with dynamic addressing being used I think.
Now I switch to medium to get my mail and back to high to browse the web.



Steve
getting better now thanks!

 

[tchatzi]

to sggaunt
POP server connection has nothing to do with setting 'Internet Zone Security" to high.

Maybe you just let ZA take care which aplication and to which port will connect, instead of setting them by yourself.

I have 'oultook express' and 'incredi mail' pointing to pop and smtp server and they both work fine with all the above configuration(in my preview reply ).

So its nothing wrong with ZoneAlarm, maybe you havent learn how to use it right yet(no offence).

 

[sggaunt]

perluserpengo
None taken, Maybe you are right, but I did post about this problem at the time (about 2 weeks ago), and was told that internet security is OK set to medium.

I am going to check my setting with your previous suggestions, cant do this from where I am now, so in the meantime.

Heres what happens
Connect outlook express.

If there is mail on the server AVG attempts to go out and check it.
ZA reports AVG attepting to access whatever DNS address, so I click allow it, in the meantime the connection falls over.
Try again this time its a different address, etc etc.
The address that the mail comes in on also seems to change.
I end up with a huge list of allowed address and it still dosnt work.
Turn internet security to medium and the problem goes.




Steve
getting better now thanks!

 

[sggaunt]

oops forgot to mention my previous post was in the Zone Alarm forum and not here.

thread924-976475

Steve
getting better now thanks!