Firewalls

Error 80042109 on sending mails
Hi Freaks For a few weeks, I couldn't send emails :-( The error message is "Error 80042109 Outlook is unable to connect to your outgoing SMTP server" So I did ask GMX, G-DATA, my internet provider, ... but no one can tell what's going on. GMX told me to switch of the (Window) firewall, no result. Then I s... 8 Apr 2008 18:55

Unable to browse network drives via over VPN on Vista clients
Hello, When trying to browse network drives while connected to VPN over a mobile broadband connection on a computer with Windows Vista Ultimate installed, I get the following error: "\\networkdrive is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this network resource. Contact the administrator of thi... 21 Jan 2008 14:01

Norton vs Zone Alarm firewalls
My Zone Alarm Pro firewall subscription expires in a few days and I recently bought a Norton Internet Security 2008 package that contains a firewall. I currently have the Norton firewall turned off and just use the Zone Alarm Pro firewall. I don't use the Win XP firewall because I heard that it's not a good idea ... 10 Dec 2007 00:28

Firewall Selection Advice
Good day. I'm starting a network consisting of 50 PCs through a satellite connection. I need a dedicated firewall which will be able to accomplish the following: -MAC Filtering for hardlined machines (the wireless router can handle MAC filtering for wireless) -Badwidth limits per MAC address for a specific time ... 11 Nov 2007 08:53

SW firewall speed drop :-(
I have a P4 2.53 Ghz machine with Win XP Pro XP2. With ZA 6.5 installed my max network speed is 4050/920 kbps. If I uninstall or try from a PC w/o ZA I get 4971/962 kbps (I even get that speed when testing using a WLAN connection). That is a drop of about 20% in the speed. Is ZA 6.5 causing this? Is there... 10 Nov 2007 08:44

Are web sites attacking us even AFTER we disconnect from them?
Are web sites attacking us even AFTER we disconnect from them? Can someone else verify (& perhaps explain) what's going on here? My test: 1. Set PeerGuardian (PG2) freeware to "Block HTTP" 2. Point your browser to a suspect site such as www.onlyteenstgp.com 3. Do you see many blocks of "Beyond The Network Amer... 9 Sep 2007 17:02

Decisions
I use Sunbelt Personal Firewall, which seems to do its job OK. However, every so often I get a dialogue box labelled "Outgoing Connection Alert" which warns me that Google Toolbar Notifier is trying to communicate with a remote computer. It asks me to permit or deny but how do I tell? It gives the remote port b... 15 Aug 2007 13:43

NVIDIA ForceWare Network Access Manager, no application permission pop-ups?
When I open an application that accesses the Internet, it gains access but I get no pop-up asking for my permission. The firewall setting is High and both of these settings are enabled: Intelligent Application Manager (IAM) Informational dialog box Any leads/hints? Thank you. ... 3 May 2007 02:24

Watchdog timeout
Sometimes, and lately very often, my m0n0wall firewall outputs the string "watchdog timeout" on the screen and all connections drops. The only way to have any connection back up is to restart the firewall. Tha fact is that I donn't even know what watchdog is and what it means. Can anyone help me please? P.S... 16 Apr 2007 11:49

Zone Alarm Weirdness
Mark, I too just had this happen to me. Most of my HTTP requests were being sent to 209.87.208.60:8083. Oddly enough I had a few that were not such as my brokerage accounts (which BTW will have new passwords in a few minutes). Googling for the IP above I found this very thread as well as this other thread w... 24 Nov 2006 04:41