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ppelliniq · 02-20-2004, 02:22 AM

Believe it or not, I am using Windows XP Firewall and it seems to be working great. A few tech consultants from Dell and my service provider mentioned they thought it worked great too, and it's free since it comes with XP.

Before I had XP, I did use Zone Alarm, which worked well too. When I upgraded to XP last year and got a cable modem, I was more concerned with security. I ran a test from a recommended website, which claimed that its test woud get through Windows Firewall but not Zone Alarm's. Well, the test found an open port with Zone Alarm, and when I changed to XP's Firewall next day, tried test again and it could not find any open ports.

So my opinion is that Windows XP Firewall is doing a good job, haven't had an attack yet.

02-20-2004, 02:22 AM	#7 (permalink)
ppelliniq Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 11	See today's most popular deals at » Best Firewall Believe it or not, I am using Windows XP Firewall and it seems to be working great. A few tech consultants from Dell and my service provider mentioned they thought it worked great too, and it's free since it comes with XP. Before I had XP, I did use Zone Alarm, which worked well too. When I upgraded to XP last year and got a cable modem, I was more concerned with security. I ran a test from a recommended website, which claimed that its test woud get through Windows Firewall but not Zone Alarm's. Well, the test found an open port with Zone Alarm, and when I changed to XP's Firewall next day, tried test again and it could not find any open ports. So my opinion is that Windows XP Firewall is doing a good job, haven't had an attack yet.