do i need blackice if i have zonealarm?

[TranceNation]

just wondering they both appear to do the same thing cept it looks like zonealarm does a better job

 

[gopunk]

no

 

[Iron Woode]

they do similar things except ZA will block out-going transmissions.

Beware this thread can cause a flame war.

 

[AnthraX101]

No, you don't want two firewalls running at once That would be a real anoyance.

AnthraX101

 

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by: Iron Woode

Beware this thread can cause a flame war.

you mean with comments like

"you could run a real firewall on a box other than your desktop if you want some real protection"

 

[Iron Woode]

Originally posted by: FoBoT

Originally posted by: Iron Woode

Beware this thread can cause a flame war.

you mean with comments like

"you could run a real firewall on a box other than your desktop if you want some real protection"

No. that is just what people should be doing.

The flame wars start when comparing BID to ZA. The which is best cr@p starts and then it gets out of hand.

 

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by: Iron Woode


The flame wars start when comparing BID to ZA. The which is best cr@p starts and then it gets out of hand.

:Q

really??

what is there to argue about ? if your firewall is running on the same hardware as the stuff you want to protect then, well, nevermind

 

[Iron Woode]

The fun starts when detailing which features are better. ZA stops out-going packets, BID doesn't. This is how it starts.

 

[FSUpaintball]

From all I've heard, ZA is better than BlackIce (at least the recent versions). I'd go with ZA.

 

[yakko]

Originally posted by: Iron Woode
The fun starts when detailing which features are better. ZA stops out-going packets, BID doesn't. This is how it starts.

Black Ice Defender works just as well as Zone Alarm with the exception of the fact that it expects you to know what you are doing with a computer. Why would you need to block outgoing connections if you only install the stuff you want to make outgoing connections?

 

[Iron Woode]

Originally posted by: yakko

Originally posted by: Iron Woode
The fun starts when detailing which features are better. ZA stops out-going packets, BID doesn't. This is how it starts.

Black Ice Defender works just as well as Zone Alarm with the exception of the fact that it expects you to know what you are doing with a computer. Why would you need to block outgoing connections if you only install the stuff you want to make outgoing connections?

See what I mean?

 

[HappyPuppy]

TPF blocks outgoing packets, too. Been running it for six months and haven't had a single problem.