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    Default I need a decent firewall.

    Preferably one that I don't have to pay lots of money for (read: freeware that I can download).

    Could you give me a few good leads?
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    www.tinysoftware.com

    Download the freeware one.

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    Of course, that's not the easiest to use, especially for someone not too accustomed to computers - but it's darn get when you do know how to configure it
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    I'd like one that I can still do stuff in. But I don't think I'll be able to set up that one apparently ;_; (see below for why).

    Loony_BoB: Do you use a firewall?
    cl_out: of course xD
    Loony_BoB: Paid for?
    cl_out: With a fast internet connection and permanently, if someone hacked, they could do it quickly xD
    cl_out: no, downloaded a free one
    Loony_BoB: What one? =D
    Loony_BoB: *needs one*
    cl_out: Tiny Personal Firewall
    cl_out: Dunno if it exista anymore on the net
    Loony_BoB: Ah, same as Skwowwy's suggestion =P
    Loony_BoB: Ace.
    cl_out: It's probably changed to a 30 day trial under a new name xD
    Loony_BoB: If both of you have it, it MUST be good.
    cl_out: I dunno if it's the one for you though
    Loony_BoB: ?
    cl_out: Because it's complicated to setup
    cl_out: You have to know about what programs need what access, on what port numbers, and to what servers
    Loony_BoB: Oooh =(
    Loony_BoB: I wish I was smart.
    cl_out: xD
    cl_out: Only thing it's incapable of is killing connections, that's one I'd like
    Loony_BoB: So should I get a firewall? =/
    cl_out: Yes xD
    Loony_BoB: Then what kind? =o
    cl_out: maybe www.zoealarm.com
    cl_out: typo
    cl_out: xd
    cl_out: www.zonealarm.com
    Loony_BoB: What's the difference between them?
    cl_out: That's more for home users, the free version of it
    cl_out: Much easier to set up
    cl_out: Of course, it also means less flexibility, but it's good enough for the average person
    Loony_BoB: >_< Gah. The one thing I don't want is some lame firewall that disallows me from doing things all the time.
    cl_out: xD
    cl_out: That's the problem with simple ones, they can be too restrictive at times
    Loony_BoB: ...aww, I dunno then.
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    Ive heard good things about ZoneAlarm. If nothing else works, use 2 of them, I dont use one myself so it might be impossible.

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    I use Zone Alarm. It's not that bad. It doesn't disallow you to do things. You just use the check boxes to set what you want to access the internet and what you don't want to access the internet. You can also set it up so it just asks you if you want it to access the internet or not. That's usually the default setting anyway.
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    ZoneAlarm works just fine for the likes of us, BoBo.
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    Originally posted by Black Ninja
    Ive heard good things about ZoneAlarm. If nothing else works, use 2 of them, I dont use one myself so it might be impossible.
    I would not suggest using 2 firewalls on the same PC, since they tend to interfere with each other, and end up doing unexpected stuff
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    I got that ZoneAlarm thing. It's okay. Y'no, I never realised how untelligent I was until the past few weeks when I've spent half my time chatting to Skwowwy and clout >=P
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    Heh, it's all ok. You'll learn new things everyday. I do, too. Every day is always different.

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