StephenB
Fri May 09 01:45:28 PDT 2008
Bruce, if you wish to use a different firewall than the OneCare firewall - which
is a full two way firewall - use a different security solution as OneCare is not
a mix and match solution. That's why I said it was bad advice.
You apparently don't have experience with OneCare, hence the confusion.
Bruce Chambers <bchambers@cable0ne.n3t> wrote:
>StephenB wrote:
>>
>> Absolutely bad advice.
>
>
> Now so? It's much better to have a firewall installed locally and have
>full control of it then it would be to entrust one's computer and
>personal data to an uncaring corporate entity that cannot possibly know
>one's specific needs.
I'm not sure I understand this. OneCare provides a local firewall as part of its
package. It is configurable. If one holds disdain for corporate entities, one
should not be using OneCare or Windows, I would think.
>
>
>> Do not turn off the OneCare firewall or your status will
>> go red.
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> Only for the few seconds it takes to enable a real firewall...
No, OneCare will continue to warn that you are at risk as OneCare is not a mix
and match solution.
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>> The OneCare firewall provides 2 way protection with a fairly simple
>> configuration interface.
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>
> The same can be said for Vista's built-in firewall, particularly if one
>adds the also free Sphinx's Vista Firewall Control
>
http://sphinx-soft.com/Vista/. Why pay extra for a product that is less
>than fully under one's own control?
That's fine and thanks for that link - I plan to check it out. The point is that
OneCare can't be partly enabled. The design requires that all components be
working together. So, if you don't like the firewall, that means you also have
to replace the rest of the suite with other solutions.
-steve
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