Well, I installed ZoneAlarm and it appears to work fine.  I'm now shown
to be in "Stealth" mode on all ports by ShieldsUp.  However, since
installing it, I've had several cases of my PC locking up while
accessing the Internet and at no other time.  I've found nothing common
about the different times it happens although it seems to be when I've
been sitting on a Web page for longer than usual.  When I finally
attempt to click on something - the mouse cursor will not move and
nothing works - have to reboot to get going again.  This is very unusual
for this system - it has worked with very few crashes or problems for
years through many hardware and software upgrades.  Anyone have any
similar problems?

----- Original Message -----
From: Eric Greenberg <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2000 7:13 AM
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Gigabit Modems?


> I am currently using that exact same software (Wingate 3.0.5 and
Zonealarm
> 2.0.26) and have not had one single problem with the set up.  The only
> thing you must do to make it work is to allow "server" permissions to
> Wingate in the Zonealarm control panel.  The make sure you reboot
after
> changing permissions.
>
> You will find this combination highly reliable and fairly secure.  I
used
> to use Conseal PC Firewall, and although it was probably a bit more
secure,
> I got tired of playing the firewall "rules" game.  For a home machine,
the
> above combination is probably much more than you need.
>
> At 07:53 PM 3/15/00 -0600, you wrote:
> >I'm currently running Wingate on a home network with a cable modem.
> >I've done what I could that was suggested on ShieldsUp except for
> >installing a firewall.  I've looked at documentation about ZoneAlarm
and
> >it sounds like says it has problems with Internet sharing software.
> >Does anyone have any experience with using a firewall in this
> >environment?

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