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...forget how to work if you go on holiday or something because my Norton Firewall is blocking no ads. This only started today after i got back from holiday and it just isn't working. Strange. Anything you could tell me.
Also i forgot how to type fast and accurately at the same time. This post took about 5 minutes to write out.
Also i forgot how to type fast and accurately at the same time. This post took about 5 minutes to write out.
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Bah! Let them hack my PC I dont keep anything of any importance on it...
Id be gutted if they nicked my game save files though...
*goes to reconsider getting a firewall
Id be gutted if they nicked my game save files though...
*goes to reconsider getting a firewall
Turbonutter wrote:
> You've clearly never tried to do anything useful with your Internet
> connections then.
>
Beyond surfing the net, playing online games, email, acting as a server, what else is there?
> And ZoneAlarm increased my latency by 50ms.
Zilch increase when I tested it.
> You've clearly never tried to do anything useful with your Internet
> connections then.
>
Beyond surfing the net, playing online games, email, acting as a server, what else is there?
> And ZoneAlarm increased my latency by 50ms.
Zilch increase when I tested it.
Tell you what Turbonutter, lets agree to disagree over whether a Firewall is useful, it's easier that way.
Turbonutter wrote:
> You've clearly never tried to do anything useful with your Internet
> connections then.
Define useful. Like browse the internet and download files? Thats pretty useful, and to which the firewall makes no difference in speed. But, for online games I do turn the Firewall off due to the amount of times ot tries to block the signals and the 10ms-20ms it adds to my pings.
> You've clearly never tried to do anything useful with your Internet
> connections then.
Define useful. Like browse the internet and download files? Thats pretty useful, and to which the firewall makes no difference in speed. But, for online games I do turn the Firewall off due to the amount of times ot tries to block the signals and the 10ms-20ms it adds to my pings.
You've clearly never tried to do anything useful with your Internet connections then.
And ZoneAlarm increased my latency by 50ms.
And ZoneAlarm increased my latency by 50ms.
Turbonutter wrote:
> I would rather be sane and have a net connection that isn't slowed or
> restricted than waste money on software I don't need.
Norton doesn't noticabley slow my connection or my PC, and came free with my motherboard so didn't cost me anything either. I also have complete control over my connection and it is not resticted at all. Also, as Notorious Biggles said, it can stop your programs from spying on you, and it can be used to block gator indefinitly (which is a plus).
> I would rather be sane and have a net connection that isn't slowed or
> restricted than waste money on software I don't need.
Norton doesn't noticabley slow my connection or my PC, and came free with my motherboard so didn't cost me anything either. I also have complete control over my connection and it is not resticted at all. Also, as Notorious Biggles said, it can stop your programs from spying on you, and it can be used to block gator indefinitly (which is a plus).
Zonealarm never made a difference to the speed of my net connection, I checked. It also never cost anything (unless you upgrade to a fancier version) and it did stop over half a million port scans in a year. That's not counting the trojans, or the 7 actual proper hack attempts.
And the other great thing about Zonealarm? It keeps Real Player and various spyware under control by simply not allowing them to access the net.
No, I've never lost documents. But I could have. There is a chance of it. And for no distinguishable loss in performance, it is just as well to not take that chance.
I've never known a professional to recommend NOT using a firewall. Your on your own in that regard.
And the other great thing about Zonealarm? It keeps Real Player and various spyware under control by simply not allowing them to access the net.
No, I've never lost documents. But I could have. There is a chance of it. And for no distinguishable loss in performance, it is just as well to not take that chance.
I've never known a professional to recommend NOT using a firewall. Your on your own in that regard.
I would rather be sane and have a net connection that isn't slowed or restricted than waste money on software I don't need.
Turbonutter wrote:
> taka-Q wrote:
> My firewall (Norton) stopped 12 hackers yeasterday, so I'm pritty
> glad I've got one. The best thing is reporting the hackers to their
> ISP's.
>
>
> NO for Christ's sake it DID NOT, it just reported something that
> could have been a hack - what it doesn't say that the proportion of
> them that are actually hacking attempts and not a common all-garden
> scan is one in millions!
>
> Firewalls breed fear and paranoia in fools like you because the more
> scared you are the more you spend on this trash!
Yes, I know that, but I would rather be safe than sorry.
> taka-Q wrote:
> My firewall (Norton) stopped 12 hackers yeasterday, so I'm pritty
> glad I've got one. The best thing is reporting the hackers to their
> ISP's.
>
>
> NO for Christ's sake it DID NOT, it just reported something that
> could have been a hack - what it doesn't say that the proportion of
> them that are actually hacking attempts and not a common all-garden
> scan is one in millions!
>
> Firewalls breed fear and paranoia in fools like you because the more
> scared you are the more you spend on this trash!
Yes, I know that, but I would rather be safe than sorry.
taka-Q wrote:
> My firewall (Norton) stopped 12 hackers yeasterday, so I'm pritty
> glad I've got one. The best thing is reporting the hackers to their
> ISP's.
NO for Christ's sake it DID NOT, it just reported something that could have been a hack - what it doesn't say that the proportion of them that are actually hacking attempts and not a common all-garden scan is one in millions!
Firewalls breed fear and paranoia in fools like you because the more scared you are the more you spend on this trash!
> My firewall (Norton) stopped 12 hackers yeasterday, so I'm pritty
> glad I've got one. The best thing is reporting the hackers to their
> ISP's.
NO for Christ's sake it DID NOT, it just reported something that could have been a hack - what it doesn't say that the proportion of them that are actually hacking attempts and not a common all-garden scan is one in millions!
Firewalls breed fear and paranoia in fools like you because the more scared you are the more you spend on this trash!
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