NV Firewall?

[BroadbandGamer]

My router has a firewall built into it so I'm not sure if I need this.

What do you guys think?

How much better is this then Windows XPs built-in firewall?

Thanks for the help!

 

[BroadbandGamer]

I guess this means nobody uses it?

 

[keeleysam]

I just use the hardware firewall on my WRT54G. Nothings gets past it.

 

[imported_Husky55]

My home network became non functional when the NV is set to MEDIUM. I setup ports and advanced rules to allow my computers to communicate. Didn't work.

Set NV firewall to ANTI Hacking only, did make it work, but what a hassle!!!

 

[Promethply]

I browse the Internet behind a 4-port router, and yet enable the NV firewall (set on high), and use yet another firewall (Norton Internet Security) behind the NV firewall, and my system's humming along happily

 

[imported_Husky55]

Promethply, do you have a home network, i.e. can you see other computers on your network?

I also have router firewall, Sygate firewall, and NV firewall. I can only make my network work until I set NV to anti-hacking only.

Thanks,

 

[Promethply]

Originally posted by: Husky55
Promethply, do you have a home network, i.e. can you see other computers on your network?

I also have router firewall, Sygate firewall, and NV firewall. I can only make my network work until I set NV to anti-hacking only.

Thanks,

Yes, but I use a 'separate LAN' configuration by using the other GLAN port to connect to another PC in a simple peer to peer connection.

 

[Unkno]

does anyone use the NV firewall with windows xp one? Or are we all just advised to turn off window's firewall

 

[Promethply]

Originally posted by: Unkno
does anyone use the NV firewall with windows xp one? Or are we all just advised to turn off window's firewall

System's OS is WinXP with SP2.

BTW, the SP2 allows you to enable Data Execution Prevention (DEP), using the Athlon64's built-in "no execute" (NX) feature built in the CPU, which can prevent some virus from executing its payload.

 

[BroadbandGamer]

If my router has a firewall built in, why would I also want to run NV Firewall?

 

[imported_Husky55]

Promethply, how do you enable DEP in WinXP SP2?

Thanks,

 

[imported_Husky55]

I already figured it out, thanks.

 

[RichUK]

Originally posted by: Promethply
I browse the Internet behind a 4-port router, and yet enable the NV firewall (set on high), and use yet another firewall (Norton Internet Security) behind the NV firewall, and my system's humming along happily

cant be too carefull hey

 

[Promethply]

Originally posted by: RichUK

Originally posted by: Promethply
I browse the Internet behind a 4-port router, and yet enable the NV firewall (set on high), and use yet another firewall (Norton Internet Security) behind the NV firewall, and my system's humming along happily

cant be too carefull hey

Yeah -- an ounce of prevention...well, you know

 

[Promethply]

Originally posted by: BroadbandGamer
If my router has a firewall built in, why would I also want to run NV Firewall?

You don't have to, but I just like to use all the security features available to me

 

[GadgetBuilder]

Originally posted by: Husky55
My home network became non functional when the NV is set to MEDIUM. I setup ports and advanced rules to allow my computers to communicate. Didn't work.

Set NV firewall to ANTI Hacking only, did make it work, but what a hassle!!!

Husky55:
My home network didn't work on my first attempt with XP Home SP2. To get it going I turned off the firewalls on both machines temporarily and followed the great (very detailed) procedure at:
http://www.homenethelp.com/web/howto/net.asp

Once the LAN was working I enabled the firewalls one at a time.

To enable the nVidia firewall in the XP system, use NAM's Firewall/Wizards/Windows File Sharing

ZoneAlarm in the WinME system was enabled in the normal manner.

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BroadbandGamer:
I run a Netgear router which has a built in firewall to block unsolicited incoming. However, this firewall assumes anything outgoing is OK.

The nVidia firewall double checks incoming (not really useful) and alerts on unknown outgoing -- the things the router's firewall automatically passes. This reduces the problem with virus, trojan, phone home programs, etc. which might somehow find their way onto the system. Hard to say whether it is really needed because it hasn't caught anything on my system -- yet. I run the nVidia firewall as a good-netizen thing, so my machine is less likely to be a source of trouble to others.

 

[imported_Husky55]

GadgetBuilder,

Thanks, great tips.

I had some time to kill so I played with NAM and figured out the Wizard trick. My network is OK now. I cannot use Medium or Hgh setting but I setup a Custom1 for my network and that did the trick for me.

Strange, I looked in the Ports rules and no rules were added but it worked so I am not complaining.

 

[the cobbler]

Originally posted by: BroadbandGamer
If my router has a firewall built in, why would I also want to run NV Firewall?

Because the NAM, coupled with Active Armor software, offloads networking activity and thereby drastically reduces CPU usage. So even if it is redundant, if is useful.