Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 15:51:16 -0800 (PST) From: David Chien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] Firewalls?
> bogs down the boot to desktop process. I've been keeping ZA updated to the > newest versions for security purposes. The newer versions take much more > time to boot than the older ones did. > > >I still run ZA 2.6.<something> on all my Windows installations > > You must have a Pro version installed, not the free version that is 2.6.362 comes in both free and pro versions (in fact, every ZA after that comes in at least two verisons, free & pro - latest ones have added more). You can simply download and use the free version for as long as you want forever. You do note the presence of ZA on your system after you've installed it on a clean 98SE setup, but it launches fast enough for me that I'm not worried or have ever complained about it. (Heck, SeaMonkey launches slower! - my #1 pick of web browser + email program.) It does take up a bit more RAM, so on my system, I'm close to being out of physical RAM with that running after a Win98SE startup, but it's not bad by any means - ie. I can surf just as fast on the net, system feels responsive, nothing sluggish about it. One way to take the 'bootup' delay out of your life is to enable HIBERNATION and do that all the time. It's a lot quicker, and I'm in and out of Windows fast if I ever need to do it. (Still, I often shutdown completely because I don't want my email messages to be in an unknown-state if something goes wrong; and the machine still boots fast enough for me - L110 w/64MB RAM.) ------------------ I've tried other programs out there, and I've used Sygate before for the more 'exacting' control over what goes in and out of my system. But over the years, I'm back to running ZA on my systems simply because it does the job, and no intrusions get in. I tend to run the latest versions on my fast systems, 2.6.362 on my slower systems - but no real differences between the two that I've noticed. (Which probably means .... except for the bug fixes listed on their website, it's probably a yearly-upgrade-for-profits-game -- eg. McAfee or Norton 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, etc. just to get more money out of their buyers.) Luckily, 2.6.362 seems to be a very solid firewall, so no big problems running it all day long. Sygate is also the same - have servers running it for years w/o any intrusions getting past it. adorable toshiba libretto The latest news and information for the Toshiba Libretto owner. http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
