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Firewall Needed? Dell 2650 Conflict with SP2

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  • 11-10-2005 5:09pm
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    Trotter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,362 ✭✭✭


    Hey all,

    Just wondering if you all think I need an extra firewall now that Ive got broadband sorted.

    I use a Dell 2650 and the last time I installed SP2 I ended up losing all my data. Theres a conflict between this type of laptop and SP2 seemingly.

    Im using Sp1 with all of the other updates, with Windows firewall on.
    Should I be using ZoneAlarm or something like that??

    It seems good, but theres a really annoying flashing little display in the system tray.... It could drive me mental!


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    #2
    Trotter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,362 ✭✭✭Trotter


    B..B..Bump


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    #3
    Flaimer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29 ✭Flaimer


    I would recommend you the Agnitum Outpost firewall. Thats really great.


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    OMcGovern
    Closed Accounts Posts: 503 ✭✭✭OMcGovern


    ZoneAlarm is excellent, and the standard edition is free.
    As for the flashing icon, you can always auto-hide the toolbar.
    It's a standard part of my pc toolkit for any PC's I set up.

    regards,
    Owen


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    #5
    Trotter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,362 ✭✭✭Trotter


    Cheers Owen,
    How do I auto hide the toolbar without hiding the whole task bar?
    OMcGovern wrote:
    ZoneAlarm is excellent, and the standard edition is free.
    As for the flashing icon, you can always auto-hide the toolbar.
    It's a standard part of my pc toolkit for any PC's I set up.

    regards,
    Owen


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