Zonealarm conflict with window firewall?

victorti83plus · 01-17-2006, 07:00 PM

Hi,

I just format my computer. And I just upgrade my windows XP to SP2. And I'm glad that they have window firewall. I just read some internet site and realize that window fireall is not as good as zonealarm. Therefore I DISABLE windows firewall. And install zonealarm.

After installing zonealarm, I open zonealarm and under the "Inbound Protection", the firewall keep blocking access EVERY SECOND....is that normal?

Now I go to security center, the "firewall" is ON. And I guess it means the zonealarm is ON, NOT the window firewall....cuz when I turn off zonealarm, it become "OFF".

Sound like there is no conflict. But why zonealarm keep blocking Inbound Protection access atempts EVERY SECONDS??? Should I go back to Window Firewall instead?

Verve · 01-17-2006, 09:28 PM

Go to Windows Security Center (In Control Panel) and see if Windows is detecting ZoneAlarm. If its not on the list, that could be the problem.

computerhakk · 01-18-2006, 03:40 AM

thats what zonealarm does. it blocks all in/outbound connections and asks you for permission to allow it or not.

and when its on, windows firewall should be off because windows recognizes that zonealarm is the firewall.

01-17-2006, 07:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
victorti83plus Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 31	Zonealarm conflict with window firewall? Hi, I just format my computer. And I just upgrade my windows XP to SP2. And I'm glad that they have window firewall. I just read some internet site and realize that window fireall is not as good as zonealarm. Therefore I DISABLE windows firewall. And install zonealarm. After installing zonealarm, I open zonealarm and under the "Inbound Protection", the firewall keep blocking access EVERY SECOND....is that normal? Now I go to security center, the "firewall" is ON. And I guess it means the zonealarm is ON, NOT the window firewall....cuz when I turn off zonealarm, it become "OFF". Sound like there is no conflict. But why zonealarm keep blocking Inbound Protection access atempts EVERY SECONDS??? Should I go back to Window Firewall instead? Last edited by victorti83plus; 01-17-2006 at 07:12 PM.

01-17-2006, 09:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
Verve Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Tampa Bay, Florida Age: 18 Posts: 2,493	Go to Windows Security Center (In Control Panel) and see if Windows is detecting ZoneAlarm. If its not on the list, that could be the problem. __________________ Formerly Starwarsman HP DV6885 Special Edition Core2Duo T8100 @ 2.1 GHz 3GB DDR2 Ram 250GB SATA HDD Geforce 8400m GS Vista Home Premium SP1 The Masterplan

01-18-2006, 03:40 AM	#3 (permalink)
computerhakk VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: THOJhakk county Posts: 3,635	thats what zonealarm does. it blocks all in/outbound connections and asks you for permission to allow it or not. and when its on, windows firewall should be off because windows recognizes that zonealarm is the firewall. __________________ "Remember, wrong advice may be worse than no advice at all." ::COMPUTERHAKK:::

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