ghost16825Use security metricsPremium
join:2003-08-26 | reply to katarina
Re: ZAF - Windows Explorer trying to connect I would swear here but I would get complaints. Who would have thought a "easy to use" but "strong" firewall would be so difficult to configure?
Katerina's not alone in her problems here. It seems a lot of others have difficulty making their "easy to use" and graphically based firewalls seem "strong" to their needs.
Perhaps it's time to accept that an "easy to use" "strong" firewall is an oxymoron and there is no product which can allow "strong" security for those who don't know anything about protocols, ports etc. But don't discuss this here. Start a new thread for it.
Good luck Katerina |
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IGGYNo Guru Just Here To HelpPremium,MVM
join:2001-03-30
Chatham, IL
| Instead of flaming these comments as you've done a lot recently. Instead of having a hidden agenda. Why not come clean?
The fact is this product is extremely easy to use and has less instances of conflicts than many of it's competing products. This has come about since the company takes development seriously and has done there best with each new build to better the user experience. Thus the reason you see very few threads related to this type of thing ( what this thread is covering ). Your dislike for the product and your opinion have dully been noted in other threads. But your current comments do nothing to solve the problem the user is having. They basically are just software bashing.
""easy to use" "strong" firewall is an oxymoron and there is no product which can allow "strong" security for those who don't know anything about protocols, ports etc."
The word I like to use in response to this I can't use in the forum. You don't need to have a degree to run this product. You also don't need that degree to have this product offer you a very high level of security. Just because a user has had a settings issue or needs to refresh there Truevector files - doesn't mean the product is hard to use or offers less security.
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said by ghost16825:
Who would have thought a "easy to use" but "strong" firewall would be so difficult to configure?
The problem I was having was resolved by the regedit that antiserious  suggested.
In the 2+ years I've used ZAF, along with NAV and a router, I've never had a significant problem. The frustration I experienced with this in the past few days is unusual. Granted, I still don't have an explanation ... but I learned a little bit more (it's a day by day thing) as I explored the possibilities. |
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ghost16825Use security metricsPremium
join:2003-08-26 | reply to IGGY
If you would have actually read what I posted, I wasn't actually attacking ZoneAlarm specifically, but graphically based firewalls in general. (Yes, ZoneAlarm is NOT the only firewall which relies on a largely graphic setup for ease of use; it does have competitors regardless of what you think of their superiority to ZoneAlarm)
Recently, I have come across more people having difficulty configuring their flashy graphically based firewall to their needs. This may be a unusual occurrence however I believe it is part of a general trend.
Regardless of whether you agree or disagree with my view it should be discussed in a new thread. |
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